Thirteen Caribbean Ministers of Agriculture met with IICA’s Director General via videoconference, in which they discussed excessive food import dependence, devastation of the tourism industry and the closure of borders – all of which are challenges facing the region amidst the pandemic.
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Comprised of opinion leaders and professionals with extensive experience in public and institutional communication, the Committee will advise the Director General of IICA on efforts to prioritize agriculture during Covid-19.
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The declaration, issued by means of a decree signed by President Juan Orlando Hernández and endorsed by the Council of Ministers of Honduras, seeks to guarantee food security in the Central American nation. IICA has expressed its support for the initiative.
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The group of experts from eight different countries recommended offering more credit support to smallholder farmers and cooperatives and reinforcing short trade circuits.
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The tool will provide inputs to inform decision-making of agricultural authorities in the Americas.
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International bodies and credit agencies join forces with one fundamental premise: multilateralism and cooperation are essential to fighting this pandemic.
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By way of videoconferencing, and with the support of IICA, the Ministers discussed price communication mechanisms and harvest forecasting systems, trade cooperation and the need to boost intra-regional agricultural markets.
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IICA took part in a videoconference with the secretaries and ministers of Agriculture of Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic, who proposed the creation of an inventory of available agricultural products.
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IICA responded to an appeal by Costa Rica’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) to bolster the country’s health services in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic.
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