Innovation for a competitive, resilient and inclusive agriculture in the Americas: The role of IICA

This presentation was made during the GFAR/IICA joint workshop "Enabling innovation for sustainable agricultural development in the Americas within a global context", held at FAO Headquarters, Rome, on 10 February 2017. The purpose of this document is to highlight the main challenges of agriculture in the Americas, share information regarding current state of innovation in
the Americas, confirm IICA´s commitment to advance a hemispheric agenda in innovation for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture, motivate the dialogue to find “innovative” ways to trigger sustainable innovation processes in the Americas.