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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 ...
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 ...
El sector lácteo centroamericano en el marco de los acuerdos comerciales vigentes
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
Un análisis del mercado regional resulta relevante debido a que aún existen espacios de mercado que pueden ser mejor aprovechados. Los acuerdos comerciales vigentes ofrecen oportunidades. Por un lado, de conformidad con ...
IICA y FIDA exploran estrategias para enfrentar la inseguridad alimentaria en las Américas en un exitoso taller conjunto en Canadá
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
El IICA y FIDA organizaron un taller conjunto en Canadá para abordar la inseguridad alimentaria en las Américas. El evento contó con la participación de expertos en agricultura y seguridad alimentaria de todo el mundo, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mainstreaming island climate resilience - It’s about people: their perspectives, preparedness and practices
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 13-11-2023)
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 ...
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 ...