Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Castries, St. Lucia

March 1, 2017

Youth in agriculture entrepeneurs win big at national business awards

Two innovative agricultural projects, supported and guided by IICA, were priced at the Annual Saint Lucia Business Awards.

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March 1, 2017

Intermediate cities: a breath of fresh air for urban and rural dwellers

An event held at IICA Headquarters focused on analyzing the challenges faced by these spaces in Central America, as well as the opportunities they afford to revitalize sustainable development.

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Trinidad and Tobago

February 8, 2017

Intra-ACP Agriculture Policy Programme (APP) with Focus on the Caribbean and Pacific: Contracts Awarded in 2016 over Euro 15,000

The Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy Programme, is a broad technical cooperation framework funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), which focuses on the two regions, Caribbean and the Pacific. The programme  supports the reduction and eradication of poverty in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries through sustainable development and successful integration of  enterprises in these economies into national, regional and, where appropriate, global markets. 

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Antigua and Barbuda

February 8, 2017

IICA supports the strengthening of Codex contact points and national committees within the ECS

There is need for promoting more harmonized and equivalent mechanisms among the ECS to consolidate agricultural exports to markets outside of the sub-region.

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February 2, 2017

Joint OAS and IICA initiative offers online course in agro-ecotourism

The project will offer fundamental tools to anyone interested in designing innovative tourism projects. Course registration closes on March 14.  

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January 18, 2017

New book identifies three ways to improve market access for agricultural producers

The document drafted by IICA specialists presents success factors and positive experiences implemented in other Latin American countries.

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January 17, 2017

To fight world hunger, we must also battle food losses

The new edition of CSAM was published under this motto. It's a methodology that assesses the weaknesses in agricultural chains that cause food losses and also helps identify solutions to this problem.

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Trinidad and Tobago

January 16, 2017

IICA DELEGATION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PROMOTES THE DAIRY GOAT SECTOR UNDER ITS FLAGSHIP CHAINS PROGRAMME

January 16, 2017.  During the past year, the IICA Delegation in Trinidad and Tobago, collaborated with the Trinidad and Tobago Goat and Sheep Society (TTGSS) and directed much of its resources in support of the development of the dairy goat industry. This initiative which falls under one of its flagship programmes: Competitiveness and Sustainably of Agricultural Chains, is specially designed to assist the industry in increasing productivity levels and standards of milk quality.

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Spain

December 16, 2016

IICA, FAO and ECLAC present a joint report in Spain on the situation of agriculture in the Americas

Specialists unveiled the main conclusions that the three international organizations recommend to promote the development of rural in LAC

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