The coffee leaf rust pest devastated Vásquez’s plot; however, the adequate use of fertilizers and disease- and pest-resistant coffee varieties has played a crucial role in overcoming the situation and achieving a healthy plot of land.
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The "Preparing to Export Agrifood Products" initiative is jointly organized by IICA and FITT Canada.
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The publication includes relevant characteristics of 24 trees and 6 palms that have been designated as national symbols in different countries of the Americas.
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The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), represented by its Director General, Manuel Otero, and the Ministry of Foreign and Religious Affairs, through the Minister, Rodolfo Solano, renewed their general technical cooperation agreement.
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IICA has been headquartered in Costa Rica since it was established on 7 October 1942 and it operates through its 34 Delegations in the Americas and a Permanent Office in Spain.
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San Jose, Costa Rica
October 6, 2020
The two agencies have agreed on some strategic areas of cooperation including productivity and competitiveness of the agri-food and agro-tourism sectors; territorial development and rural well-being; agriculture, climate change and natural resource management; food and nutrition security, youth and women’s use and control of agricultural assets and technological innovation in agriculture.
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Amidst the crisis triggered by COVID-19, Physic nut seeds harvested in Ecuador have become twice as important, providing a source of clean energy and economic sustenance for hundreds of families.
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This was stated by businessmen Gustavo Grobocopatel, of Argentina, and Bosco de la Vega, of Mexico, during a call for strengthening multilateralism in the face of the enormous challenges caused by Covid-19.
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Brazil, Grenada, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago have introduced initiatives to maintain trade and food safety at the national and regional levels.
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