Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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October 12, 2018

Caribbean Ministers of Agriculture are advised of IICAā€™s differentiated strategies for the region

Included in the plans are the strengthening of strategic alliances, mobilization of human and financial resources, and improvements to increase the impact of existing programs, with a view to bolstering the production of quality foods and intraregional trade

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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October 11, 2018

IICA introduces Caribbean countries to a project aimed at creating a Global Center for Resilient Agriculture in Dominica

After overcoming one of the most critical stages of the reconstruction process following the devastation caused by hurricanes in 2017, this Caribbean nation anticipates that the project will create a powerful knowledge-sharing forum of great relevance to Eastern Caribbean countries.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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October 11, 2018

Otero pledged IICAā€™s technical support for agricultural development plans in Barbados and Guyana

While attending Caribbean Week of Agriculture, the regionā€™s premier event for this sector, IICAā€™s Director General, Manuel Otero, remarked that the new challenges facing agriculture include the extensive interconnection between the issues specific to the sector and health and nutritional concerns.  This is a dimension that IICA will incorporate into its portfolio of projects.  Bioeconomy and food safety and health, core issues of IICAā€™s work, are fundamental to achieving this objective.

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October 10, 2018

USDA official draws attention to the high-quality protein in beef and the benefits of consuming it in adequate quantities

During the National Beef Day celebration in Costa Rica, David Klurfeld, National Program Leader for Human Nutrition of the United States Department of Agriculture, extolled the nutritional benefits of moderate beef consumption.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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October 9, 2018

IICA ā€“ ready to strengthen the development of food production in Barbados

During a visit to Barbados to attend the Caribbean Week of Agriculture, the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, met in Bridgetown with the countryā€™s Prime Minister, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, assuring her that the hemispheric organization - which specializes in agricultural development and rural well-being -  would provide technical support for a plan to multiply sheep herds, thereby contributing to food security in this Caribbean country.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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October 9, 2018

IICA celebrates 40 years of supporting agricultural and rural development in Trinidad and Tobago

After 40 years of continuous work in this country, the Inter-American Institute of Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) reaffirms its commitment to continue working with stakeholders to help develop local agricultural and rural sectors.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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October 8, 2018

IICAā€™s Director General attends Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Barbados and meets with Ministers of Agriculture from the region

Otero will present the new institutional roadmap of the hemispheric organization to Ministers of Agriculture from the Caribbean. The document proposes the application of a differentiated strategy for the region.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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October 8, 2018

Countries in the Americas to present their positions on biotechnology and biosafety

Starting today, delegates from 15 countries will share their countryā€™s perspective at a meeting organized by IICA, in preparation for next monthā€™s Conference of the Parties in Egypt. 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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October 5, 2018

IICA and Vogue, an unprecedented partnership to share the stories of rural female workers

A team from the Brazilian edition of Vogue magazine traveled across four countries in the Americas to share the stories of women who live off the land and who, in many ways, sow a fairer society.

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