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Innovación y tecnología aplicada a la gestión de los incendios forestales.
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 20-01-2023)El IICA a través del Laboratorio de Fabricación Digital (FabLab) busca formas innovadoras de apoyar la gestión de riesgos en la agricultura, en este caso los incendios forestales, cuya temporada de mayor alerta comenzó ... -
IICA En Acción. Especial Seguridad Alimentaria
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 05-01-2023)Episodio sobre la seguridad alimentaria en las Américas (COP 27). Un nuevo encuentro con IICA en Acción desde la Cumbre del Clima en Egipto. Se habla aquí de la inseguridad alimentarias, una crisis profundamente conectada ... -
Escuela de Líderes Agrícolas: Nuevos agricultores del Milenio
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 30-03-2023)Ante una realidad cada vez más desafiante para el sector agrícola de las Américas surge la Escuela de Líderes Agrícolas. Una propuesta de capacitación que busca generar una visión renovada del liderazgo de las y los jóvenes ... -
Desafíos de los sistemas agroalimentarios en el siglo XXI
(Academia Nacional de Agronomía y Veterinaria ANAV, 20-04-2023)El Director General del Instituto de Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), Manuel Otero, fue incorporado a la Academia Nacional de Agronomía y Veterinaria de Argentina por su visión de la política ... -
A Threat to Global Food Security
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 21-04-2023)South America is facing its worst drought in a century due to the La Niña phenomenon that started in 2020. The most affected countries are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are major producers of food and ... -
Hacia nuevos caminos. Soluciones para la agricultura familiar frente al cambio climático
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Como resultado de la experiencia del Programa INNOVA AF se logró constatar que es posible desencadenar procesos más amplios de transformación rural a partir de la implementación de prácticas y conocimientos para la adaptación ... -
Política de género del IICA
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)A efectos de formalizar, institucionalizar y consolidar los esfuerzos realizados en materia de género en el quehacer del IICA se establece la presente política de género, elaborada mediante un proceso documentado y ... -
Stakeholder Engagement Course
(2023)This course on Stakeholder Engagement teaches students about accurately identifying and engaging with stakeholders in the agriculture sector. The course includes 4 modules covering fundamentals, inventory and mapping, GCF ... -
GHG Inventories and Agriculture Emissions Course
(2023)This course on GHG Inventories and Agriculture Emissions aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the importance of greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and the various agriculture processes that ... -
Farm water: too little and too much: a tale from two islands
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 29-03-2023)In this his/her story (HHS), we hear from two farmers from the IICA-CBF (Caribbean Biodiversity Fund) EbA (ecosystem-based adaptation) Project’s Farmers’ Caucus, Neil Gomes from Antigua and Barbuda, and Shennelle Herbert ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Suriname
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Agriculture is a significant sector in Suriname, employing 17% of the population, but faces challenges such as low productivity, inadequate technology, and limited irrigation. The country has prioritized climate resilient ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Agriculture is a priority sector for adaptation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but no mitigation targets were included in its initial Nationally Determined Contributions (iNDC). The main barrier to implementing climate ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: St. Kitts and Nevis
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)St. Kitts & Nevis' agriculture sector represents 1.4% of GDP and consists of small-scale farms. The government owns most of the farm land, with the remainder owned by individuals and families. Subsistence farming is common, ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Saint Lucia
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)The agriculture sector in Saint Lucia is primarily small-scale and rain-fed, with limited use of modern technology. Agriculture has not been prioritized in Saint Lucia’s NDCs due to challenges such as limited data availability, ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Haiti
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)Haiti's per capita GDP is the lowest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Climate resilient agriculture (CRA) technologies face barriers to inclusion, such as limited access to credit and inadequate policy framework. ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Commonwealth of Dominica
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)Agriculture is the second-largest sector in Dominica, contributing between 11.5% and 15.2% of the country's GDP from 2010 to 2020. However, several barriers to implementing the country's NDCs have been identified, including ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Trinidad and Tobago
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Trinidad and Tobago's agriculture sector contributes only 1.2% to the country's GDP, but it employs over 4% of the population and plays a crucial role in diversifying the economy. However, the sector faces challenges in ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Belize
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)Belize's Initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) did not include agriculture in its mitigation targets, but it was identified as a priority sector for adaptation measures. However, implementing climate resilient ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Bahamas
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)The Bahamas stated adaptation priorities for the agricultural sector in its initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), including food security and reducing import dependency. However, as of August 2022, the country ... -
Validated Guidelines for Stakeholder Engagement with the Agriculture Sector in Select Countries of the Caribbean
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)This document provides an overview of the Guidelines for Stakeholder Engagement in the Agriculture Sector in select Caribbean countries, developed as part of the IICA Green Climate Fund Readiness Support Project. The ...
