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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Informe anual 2022 del IICA
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Following the approval of the proposed adjustments to its Medium-term Plan (MTP) for the period 2022-2026, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) focused its work on five work strategies geared ... -
Nociones de Comercialización sobre Productos Agrícolas. ¿Qué es la comercialización?
El documento pertenece a Cuadernos de agroindustria rural, serie comercialización -ERTEC-Campesino y se divide en cinco partes: 1) ¿Qué es la comercialización? estudio de mercado, planificación de la venta del producto y ... -
Importancia para el comercio y el desarrollo agrícola en América Latina y el Caribe de las negociaciones multilaterales de la Ronda de Uruguay del GATT
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1988)Realiza un análisis amplio sobre por qué el comercio internacional en general, y muy particularmente sobre el comercio internacional de productos y materias primas de origen agrícola, el cual cobra una renovada importancia ... -
Agriman Agventures. Secrets of the soil: Ag-tivities
(W.H.Y. Farm, 2023)Two support tools are presented for addressing awareness topics related to preserving natural resources. Each of the materials is directed respectively at children aged 4 to 7 and 8 to 12. -
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 ... -
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 ...