The agreement will facilitate market access for producers, boost the competitiveness of agribusinesses, and increase productivity on farms through broader access to agricultural supplies in the Americas.
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Governments, international and civil society organizations, research entities, scientists and academics discussed key topics for the agriculture sector during the 2019 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas. The Director General of IICA commented on the diversity of the group, calling for ongoing dialogue between the ministers of Agriculture, Environment, Social Development and Telecommunications, with a view to strengthening agriculture.
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Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in opening the 2019 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, emphasized the role of agriculture as an engine for economic and social development.
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In opening the 2019 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, appealed for agriculture to be accorded priority in public policies.
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The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, will inaugurate the 2019 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas in San Jose.
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Nassau, Bahamas
October 28, 2019
Farmers from Abaco and Grand Bahama received drip irrigation tape, lay flat hoses, seedlings, promix (potting soil), seeds, animal feed, seedling trays, fertilizer bags and other supplies.
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St. George, Grenada
October 28, 2019
The first phase of this AHFS Programme in Grenada, in June 2019, involved an assessment of the equipment at the abattoir.
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Ministers and secretaries of agriculture of 34 countries in the Americas will meet in Costa Rica this week to discuss ways of boosting the sector’s contributions to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
October 25, 2019
The country has been working on two exercises which include the collection of data and how to react when there are bad weather conditions, or how to prepare farmers for that.
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