Manuel Otero addressed the Congress of the Argentine No-Till Farmers Association (AAPRESID), where he called for the strengthening of supranational institutions to assist in tackling the devastating effects of climate change. He also urged countries with developed agriculture sectors to provide greater support to Central America and the Caribbean.
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They received training in empowerment, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, accounting, office automation and food handling.
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Castries, St. Lucia
July 26, 2019
The ECS Delegations in the Eastern Caribbean States (ECS) is pleased to welcome Mr. Gregg C.E. Rawlins, a national of Barbados, who has been appointed Representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in the Eastern Caribbean States, with effect from July 1, 2019.
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Washington, DC
July 26, 2019
Washington, DC, July 25th. The Executive Committee of The Market Information Organization of the Americas (MIOA) met in Washington, DC on July, 2019
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Castries, St. Lucia
July 23, 2019
The Interns were introduced to commercial mushroom production, veterinary services, aquaponics and organic farming.
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Castries, Saint Lucia
July 23, 2019
Two students from the Leon Hess Secondary School participated in a two-week internship (July 8th – 19th 2019) with the Delegation in Saint Lucia as part of a work skill and experience programme. Since 2015, the Saint Lucia Delegation has facilitated interns, using the avenue to give students about to enter their last year at secondary school practical experience of the working environment and the agricultural sector.
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The General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN) and IICA hosted a training session led by specialists of both entities as well as the European Union.
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IICA hosted a roundtable discussion related to sanitary and phytosanitary negotiations, which included the participation of representatives of the international agrifood community and importers from Canada, the European Union and the United States.
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IICA will coordinate a project aimed at increasing honey production in Caribbean countries, using a new variety of beehives.
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