Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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February 20, 2020

Minister of Science and Technology of Costa Rica endorses CIMAG, an IICA initiative that brings together education and tomorrowā€™s agriculture

AdriĆ”n Salazar, head of MICITT, offered his support for the Interpretive Center for Tomorrowā€™s Agriculture (CIMAG), which was jointly created by IICA and Microsoft to familiarize young people in the Americas with the use of modern technologies in agriculture.

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February 19, 2020

IICA and CropLife join forces to promote good agricultural practices and responsible biotechnology use in Latin America and the Caribbean

An agreement signed between the organizations will promote regional agricultural sustainability by providing biotechnology and biosecurity training to producers and other groups.

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February 7, 2020

IICA and MIOA maintain that information technology use in agricultural markets would enhance food trade and transparency

The organizations are pushing for the applications of tools such as big data, artificial intelligence, chatbots, digital marketing, the Internet of Things, machine learning and satellite imagery.

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Figure 1: Dr. Abimbola Abiola facilitating the worskhop on Organic Composting

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

February 7, 2020

IICA Hosted a Regional Pilot Project Concept: Creating Economic Opportunities for the Organic Waste Management Sectors through the Adoption of Bio-economic Models in the Caribbean.

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Kingston, Jamaica

February 4, 2020

Jamaica launches the International Year of Plant Health in the Caribbean with the support of IICA

Protecting plant health can help end hunger by reducing crop losses to pest and diseases, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.

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Longdenville, Trinidad and Tobago

January 30, 2020

IICA and stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago explore managing of biowaste to stimulate biobusiness and enhance environmental health

IICA is conducting workshops in six Caribbean countries to boost composting as an economically viable and sustainable business.

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Kingston, Jamaica

January 29, 2020

Jamaican producers learn about economic opportunities from managing organic waste

Principles of integrated waste management, waste stream analysis, comparing national and regional data, waste management options and composting as a waste management option were presented to the participants.

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

January 28, 2020

IICA and small businesses from Trinidad and Tobago reviewed 2019 results to strategize on 2020 support

Micro and small businesses along the agricultural chain ready to mobilize and work together to create and expand market opportunities.

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

January 28, 2020

Cocoa stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago convene their first industry dialogue platform

The Forum hopes to attract the movers, shakers and disruptors in cocoa production and trade

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