Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Trinidad and Tobago

June 22, 2017

IICA bolsters the competitiveness of the dairy goat value chain in Trinidad and Tobago

The Trinidad and Tobago Goat and Sheep Society as well as other entities are demonstrating the potential of the nation’s small ruminant sector and implementing significant changes to drive its development. 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 16, 2017

IICA, NGMC rolls out its seventh “Cost of Production” Workshop in Linden

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Delegation in Guyana in Collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) continues to provide technical assistance in the form of training of to farmers and agro-processors.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 15, 2017

IICA presents actions carried out to develop agricultural chains in the Americas

A new document systematizes the contributions made in 2016 by the institutional Flagship Project responsible for fostering progress in this topic.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 13, 2017

Antimicrobial Resistance: an emerging issue for the livestock sector and food safety services

Six South American countries prepare a regional strategy and national surveillance plans to prevent and control antimicrobial resistance in food animals.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 13, 2017

National Codex Committee Stakeholders’ Information Forum

Globally, food and nutrition security are of paramount importance to many countries, Guyana being no exception. One body which is assisting in the fight to maintain food and nutrition security in Guyana is the National Codex Committee(NCC)whose mandate it is to facilitate national discussion on food safety issue and present positions on food safety issues affecting producers and consumers.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 13, 2017

MANAGING OUR INDEPENDENCE AND CREATING NEW POSSIBILITIES

This was the theme of the recently concluded Annual General and Network Meetings of the Women Agro-processing Development Network (WADN) which has evolved after several years of agro-process being done mostly from the kitchen of our parents and grandparents and the products sold from small stands near the homesteads or directly from the kitchen door.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 13, 2017

Cost of Production Training

The IICA Delegation in Guyana in collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation for the past few months executed Cost of Production training sessions targeting both farmers and agro processors, so that they can adequately negotiate realistic and competitive prices on the market.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 9, 2017

Flagship Project Competitiveness and sustainability of agricultural chains: progress made in 2016

As part of the Institute's policy of transparency and accountability, we share the main advances of this Flagship Project.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Kingston, Jamaica

June 9, 2017

​Innovations for sustainable production seek to propel the beekeepers sector

Agricultural authorities expressed their satisfaction with the Institute’s support, especially with its focus on supporting the Ministry, youth entrepreneurship and resource mobilization.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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