Ibrahim presented the advances achieved by IICA with regenerative agriculture, and shared with the visitors the results of the first Meeting of Leaders of Rurality of the Americas. Held by the Institute in San José in April 2024, it brought together more than 40 leaders from all parts of the continent who make a key contribution to the promotion of sustainable landscapes.

According to a new special report by the agencies, the cost of inaction on hunger and food insecurity represents an average of 6.4% of the GDP of the countries studied.

Nearly 150 people from 26 countries in the Americas took part in the webinar “Main outcomes of COP28 and implications for agriculture.”

The region is facing an unprecedented food crisis: a growing number of people are struggling with severe or moderate food insecurity in Central America, more than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean and, in some cases, over 10% of the population.

El Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), a través de su Asociación de Proyección a la Comunidad (APC-IICA), presentó a representantes de diversos grupos sociales de Vázquez de Coronado, el cantón costarricense donde se ubica su sede central, los preparativos para la tradicional “Feria Internacional de Comidas Típicas y Turismo” que se realizará el 9 de marzo de 2024.