Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
Year end is always embraced with gusto as we all look forward to the holidays. It is also a time to ensure that deadlines for activities, reports and expenditures are met. As a result, the Delegation in Canada was engaged in a plethora of actions. These included implementing project activities, attending several high level meetings, conferences and seminars as well as planning for next year.
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San José, Costa Rica
October 18, 2016
A total of 33 food safety professionals from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago were certified by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA). The training was organized by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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Ottawa, Canada
October 11, 2016
Consultations in Halifax, Fredericton, Moncton and Charlottetown highlighted common areas of interest and revealed programs that were amenable to the scale in LAC.
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Ottawa, Canada
October 4, 2016
The PROCINORTE platform conducts its agenda through 4 task forces, 2 of which were engaged in programmed activities during the past quarter.
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Ottawa, Canada
October 4, 2016
The Mission of the FonTC Cocoa Project lead by the Delegations in Canada, Peru and the Dominican Republic, took place from 22-26 August 2016, at the facilities of RedDom and various cocoa producers in Altamira, Dominican Republic.
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Ottawa, Canada
October 3, 2016
Summertime in Ottawa is a treat! The beautiful weather served as a great backdrop for the varied menu of activities performed by the IICA Delegation in Canada.
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Ottawa, Canada
September 30, 2016
Canadian researchers has proven that an affordable and natural plant product can extend harvests and lengthen the shelf life and quality of fresh fruit.
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Ottawa, Canada
August 30, 2016
A mission, led by the IICA delegations in Canada, Peru and the Dominican Republic, provided an opportunity to share practical and useful recommendations on value added cocoa processing and to validate a robust business model for small scale producers.
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Quebec City, Quebec
June 29, 2016
Taking place on the heels of the news that the Government of Canada will remove its permanent objector status to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the workshop jointly hosted by PROCINORTE/NORGEN Task Force, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Laval, was very timely.
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