Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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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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Ottawa, Canada

December 15, 2016

Consultation on Canada’s Food Market Linkages with Colombia, Vietnam, and Senegal Survey of Canadian Businesses

IICA Canada was an invited guest for an agri-food trade consultation hosted by The Conference Board of Canada and PROCOLOMBIA -Canada in Toronto.

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Ottawa, Canada

December 15, 2016

Project Specialist from Headquarters visits the Delegation

Vanessa Zamora visited the Delegation in Canada from her home office in IICA headquarters during the week of the October 17 - 21 with the goal of supporting the delegation in project management. Staff appreciated her contribution to their efforts in managing the FonCT project "Enhancing Value-added opportunities of small cocoa producers in Peru and Dominican Republic". 

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Ottawa, Canada

December 15, 2016

Global Nutrition Report Launch

The McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), in conjunction with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI), launched the 2016 Global Nutrition Report (GNR) in November with an engaging panel and a backdrop of exciting food  start-ups. The GNR was however sobering. It underscored the stark realities regarding malnutrition security facing many in the world. Even in Canada, it was recognized that obesity, micronutrient deficiency, and nutrient-related non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers have affected millions of individuals and produced significant social and economic costs.

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