Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Grounding development on a platform for dialogue will bolster the development of the cocoa industry in Trinidad and Tobago

IICA, the ministries of Agriculture, Trade and Health, as well as producers and key stakeholders of the private sector, are working to establish this mechanism, which will facilitate continuous dialogue as well as the productive and commercial development of the cocoa sector in the Caribbean country.

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Mercedes Peñas Domingo: IICA set to play a key role in pushing the rural development agenda

The Spanish Political Scientist and Associate Specialist of the Extreme Events Institute of Florida International University (United States), delivered an address in Colombia at the XII International Forum on Territorial Development, organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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Biofortification of food crops: the remedy for malnutrition in the Caribbean

Ministries of Agriculture and international organizations are seeking to develop varieties of micronutrient-rich foods to reduce the high incidence of conditions such as cancer, obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the Caribbean region.

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Rural areas as the cornerstone for development – the main theme of the XII International Forum on Territorial Development

Officials, experts and academics from 12 countries are attending the Forum, which Colombia is hosting for the first time. It will seek to develop concrete proposals on how to successfully tackle the challenges of rural development, with a territorial focus, and also to expand knowledge networks in Latin America.

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Argentina presents the International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology to the WTO, with the support of co-sponsoring countries

The document emerged from the discussion between regulatory experts and scientists on gene editing, at an event organized by IICA in Cali, Colombia.

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For his contributions to sustainable development, IICA appoints Garden Pool’s CEO as a Goodwill Ambassador

Based in Arizona, USA, Garden Pool is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to research and the development of educational strategies related to sustainable food production methods. Its CEO, Dennis McClung, is the first Goodwill Ambassador to be appointed under IICA’s new program.

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Microsoft-IICA Agreement will boost innovation and the use of technology in the agriculture sector of the Americas

Today, the technological company and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture formalized a strategic relationship to facilitate the implementation of the Internet of Things, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in the agriculture sector of the Americas.

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Caribbean market seeks to strengthen trade links by eliminating non-tariff barriers

Agricultural authorities in CARICOM, producers and international organizations believe that there is an urgent need for measures to modernize the legal framework; clear sanitary and phytosanitary regulations; political will and greater dialogue between nations, if intraregional trade is to increase.

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Infrastructural gaps: stumbling blocks to the development of Caribbean countries

Study maintains that improvements in port infrastructure will foster smooth and secure trade flow of food products as well as the development of small farmers in the region.

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