IICA - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (Costa Rica) Member

IICA -Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture is the specialized agency of the Inter-American System for the promotion of agriculture and rural well-being, and our efforts are fully focused on making agriculture competitive and sustainable in the Americas. We have an innovative vision of the challenges facing agriculture, which range from the effects of climate change on agricultural production to the urgent need to feed a growing world population; while at the same time creating opportunities and jobs for the men and women of the ru ral areas of our member countries. Faced with such extraordinary challenges, we propose a new paradigm for agriculture: one in which the sector will improve national revenues and individual incomes, play a key role in making food security a reality, and is a line of defense in mitigating the impacts of climate change. We are committed to making agriculture more productive, more inclusive and more sustainable.