In the run up to the COP 19, due to take place in November, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations agency specializing in climate change acknowledged the support that IICA provides to its member countries in adapting to the phenomenon and achieving food safety.
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IICA report summarizes the arguments put forward by several countries in the Americas supporting the creation of an international working group on climate change and agriculture.
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With support from IICA, the FDA revealed for the US’s trading partners in Latin America and the Caribbean two sets of regulations that would change the process involved in exporting food to that country.
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Some 140 Caribbean farmers and officials will receive training in Mexico on protected crops, small ruminants, agrotourism, technological innovation, horticulture and water management.
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EU initiative to be implemented by IICA is designed to strengthen the legal framework governing the sanitary and phytosanitary standards applied in the region.
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Project financed by Spain and executed by IICA in four Latin American and Caribbean countries shows that rural area-based development (RAD), based on the selection of specific territories, needs to be promoted more vigorously in the region.
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IICA, FAO and the Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean are to design a master’s program in food security, with the support of the European Union.
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The advantages of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) were discussed by conservation and sustainable development specialists at IICA’s Headquarters.
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Countries aim to play a more active part in the approval of international standards on agricultural health and food safety.
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