Mechanism launched by EMBRAPA and IICA will support initiatives aimed at improving productivity and the management of natural resources in small-scale agriculture. The deadline for the receipt of proposals is February 2012.
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On December 19, 2011, the period for submission of innovation projects for funding by IICA programs with Finnish resources, in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, will come to a close.
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IICA, SECAC, RUTA and WFP organized a videoconference to share experiences of the P4P program and of the northern region of Costa Rica in the commercialization of food products in Central America.
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The workshop is being organized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), focal point of the Animal Health Task Force in that country, and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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The preservation of genetic information from living organisms is of vital importance in solving the growing need for food worldwide and in developing adaptation and mitigation mechanisms in the face of climate change, and is one of the objectives of this research programme supported by IICA.
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Adequate use will contribute to guaranteeing food security, tackle climate change and generate new industries, as outlined by IICA at the VIII International Symposium on Genetic Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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During a scientific symposium, IICA promoted the use of energy sources that are not in competition with food production and which are environmentally sustainable, as well as innovative techniques that reduce production cost of bio-fuels.
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In a symposium on genetic resources organized by Ecuador, the Institute will promote the comprehensive management of knowledge in the conservation and use of the agro-biodiversity of the region.
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With technical support from IICA, plans of actions have been established in the rice, milk, bean, corn, plantain, beef, potato-onion, cassava-yam and vegetable sectors in an attempt to increase productivity and improve the distribution of income among producers.
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