Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Barbados

June 19, 2016

Safe pesticide management and use being addressed in the Caribbean

Twelve countries from the CARIFORUM Region met at the 21st Meeting of the Coordinating Group of Pesticides Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) in Belize to discuss responsible pest and pesticide management in the Sub-region. 

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Ottawa, Canada

June 10, 2016

IICA Canada’s Internships

When David Johnston-Monje visited Brazil in 2011 to conduct vital research he reported “The research trip was contingent on funding, and only IICA Canada came through”.

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June 10, 2016

Virtual meeting addresses questions regarding the rule on Accredited Third-Party Certification

Within the framework of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act: a joint effort between IICA and the FDA allowed importers and food exporters to the United States to gain greater clarity on this rule.

 

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Trinidad & Tobago

June 7, 2016

Putting together policy and strategy to work for small and medium agricultural producers

Making policy and planning strategies that are practical, useful and workable was the main objetctive at the Ninth Regional Planners Forum on Agriculture in the Caribbean, currently taking place in Trinidad and Tobago. 

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Barbados

June 2, 2016

CARIFORUM Region one step closer to attaining Model Legislation in Agricultural Health and Food Safety

 

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June 1, 2016

IICA and FDA join efforts to disseminate information about new food safety rules in the U.S.

The entities seek to inform exporters and U.S. importers of the entry into force of the new rules and address their questions on this topic.

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May 30, 2016

IICA-CONACYT scholarship program to benefit one thousand students by the end of the year

Between January and May 2016 alone, the academic initiative benefited 105 new professionals in the Americas, which speaks to the program’s success throughout its four years of operation.

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May 25, 2016

Central America and the Dominican Republic aim at strengthening the production of safer food

A course on food safety auditing, organized by IICA and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will allow countries to update their capacities in this area.

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May 24, 2016

Central America and the Dominican Republic now have over 400 trained food inspection professionals

The training took place in 2015 and 2016 as part of the IICA project: Regional Virtual School for Food Inspectors (RVSFI).

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