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Agritourism: A Strategic Pathway for Development in Central America and the Caribbean
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 15-12-2023)A workshop is held at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, highlighting agritourism as a blend of agriculture and tourism that offers visitors an immersive and educational experience in rural environments. The workshop ... -
Climate goals and SDGs: Money, that’s what (we) want
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 06-12-2023)Food systems are fundamental in plans and programs aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience goals of the Paris Agreement. Therefore, it is ... -
Carbon Market Opportunities in livestock production, and cocoa and coffee agroforestry systems. An analysis of opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean
(12-2023)It provide an overview of the VCM opportunities in the agriculture sector, specifically in sustainable livestock and agroforestry practices, in LAC to the governments of countries in the region that are or are likely to ... -
Farming in the heat of Climate Change - Leave no soil uncovered
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 13-11-2023)Hurricanes, droughts, and extreme floods have occurred in the Caribbean due to the impact of climate change, consequently affecting agriculture. In the Dominican Republic, the freshwater lake is "dying" due to abnormally ... -
Mainstreaming island climate resilience - It’s about people: their perspectives, preparedness and practices
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IICA en acción 2023-2024
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 11-2023)El papel del IICA es promover la agricultura sostenible y el bienestar rural en el continente americano a través de la cooperación técnica de excelencia. El Instituto trabaja junto a los Estados Miembro y múltiples aliados ... -
Oportunidades para el sector agropecuario y el carbono azul en América Latina y el Caribe en los mercados voluntarios de carbono
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 09-2023)The agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) holds great potential to attract private investment for climate action and resilience through the voluntary carbon market (VCM). These investments can ... -
Advancing agricultural trade reforms: Latin American contributions to the multilateral trading system
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 08-08-2023)It discusses the region's progress in agricultural trade reforms and its contributions to the multilateral trade system. It includes information about the region's agricultural proposals on seven negotiation topics: internal ... -
Making From “Black Gold to Green Fields” a Reality
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 04-07-2023)Se ha planteado la importancia de la industria petrolera en el financiamiento de programas de desarrollo del sector agrario, por medio de la aplicación de un enfoque sostenible en aspectos económicos, ambientales, sociales ... -
La participación de los países de américa latina en las negociaciones agrícolas multilaterales
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 07-2023)Aborda los desafíos y oportunidades que enfrentan los países miembros de la OMC en la negociación de normas comerciales en el sector agrícola. Se destaca la diversidad de intereses y posiciones de los países exportadores ... -
AIM4C Summit: Innovation for integrating and mainstreaming agriculture in climate action
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 01-06-2023)El sistema agroalimentario tiene un impacto significativo en el cambio climático al ser responsable de más del 30% de las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero. Este sistema también se ve afectado por fenómenos ... -
Co-Innovating for more sustainable, climate responsive rice production in Chile
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 09-05-2023)Over 200 people involved in the rice value chain participated in field days to observe research efforts and discuss the challenges and potential solutions to economically viable and more sustainable production. INIA has ... -
Principales logros del 2022 del Programa de Comercio Internacional e Integración Regional
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 05-2023)Se presentan los principales avances del programa tomando en cuenta los foroslaterales, las investigaciones sobre actualidades del comercion internacional y promoción al intercambio de información confiable y transparencia ... -
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 ... -
Coalición Panamericana de Biocombustibles Líquidos
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 30-03-2023)La Coalición Panamericana de Biocombustibles Líquidos resalta la importancia de los biocombustibles en diversos aspectos clave. Se destaca su contribución al desarrollo agrícola y económico al diversificar la producción, ... -
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 ... -
It’s just becoming such a burden on us in the community
(Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA), 03-02-2023)Benjamin shares his experiences, which many residents in several rural communities across the Caribbean can relate to, living with the real, not projected impacts of climate change. Climate change impacts are threatening ... -
After COP27 what next for SIDS and NbS?
(Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA), 01-02-2023)Identify some questions with to Dr. Chaney St. Martin, where the answers focus on the current state of climate change and how to take the issue through COP27 -
Ukraine one year later: Impacts on global food security
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 27-01-2023)The outbreak of war between two of the world’s key agricultural producers jeopardized more than a third of world wheat trade, 17% of world maize trade, and almost 75% of world sunflower oil trade. Within a week of the ... -
Agave y mezcal. Entre la tradición y la denominación de origen
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Contribuye a la necesidad de registrar evidencias y experiencias de la producción y comercialización del agave y mezcal, que presenta alternativas para fortalecer su presencia en mercados nacionales e internacionales. ...