Some 40 representatives of organized groups in Central America, Belize and the Dominican Republic met in Costa Rica to share experiences and participate in training related to rural development.
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The initiative is being promoted by IICA, the European Union, the private sector in Haiti and the Ministry of Agriculture.
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A joint effort involving IICA, the SEGIB and the LATN will assist the countries of Central America and the Andean Region in the implementation of policies and measures that will contribute to the food security of their inhabitants and will enable agriculture and trade to contribute to reducing the impacts of climate change.
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Alliance focuses on production of roots and tubers and on protected agriculture.
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Participants in IICA forum conclude that countries must modernize their food safety systems to continue exports to the United States.
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The cooperation will focus on the areas of Science, Technology, Building Technical Capacity and Human Resource Development.
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IICA and four international centers (CIP, CIAT, CIMMYT and IFPRI) intend to draw up a work program that will focus initially on roots and tubers, corn, the integration of producers and markets, and climate change. The organizations will present a coordination agreement at the hemispheric meeting of ministers of agriculture in October of this year.
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Creation of a research network, being coordinated by IICA in Central America, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Colombia, to develop a strategy that will enable agriculture to adapt to climatic variability.
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Joint action carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Haiti.
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