Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Costa Rica

October 1, 2018

Canada on IICA’s Executive Committee

Canada was one of  12 countries on IICA’s Executive Committee this year and as such was privileged to authorize the Institute’s new Medium Term Plan for the period 2018 – 2022 according to Resolution of the governing body – the Inter-American Board of Agriculture : IICA/JIA/ Res. 505 (XIX- O/17.

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Ottawa

September 27, 2018

Saluting Rural Women

On October 15, IICA will be supporting the International Day for Rural Women which this year will focus on the theme of “Challenges and opportunities in climate-resilient agriculture for gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls”.

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Ottawa

September 27, 2018

Regional Consultation for CABI in the Americas

The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) is an international organization that uses science to solve important global problems in the realms of agriculture and the environment.

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Ottawa

September 27, 2018

Opportunities abound for women in cacao!

In July, Dr. Audia Barnett of IICA Canada was invited to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to present at a “brown bag lunch” – a lunch and learn event for government employees.

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September 26, 2018

IICA and Winrock International join hands to strengthen agriculture and combat climate change

Officials from the Institute met in Costa Rica with representatives of this U.S. company to establish the framework for joint action.

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September 24, 2018

Mexican authorities urge IICA to intensify its support for the agrifood sector in the Americas

Institute officials met in Mexico with representatives of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) and with the team of Secretary of Agriculture designate, Victor Villalobos, who lauded the work being carried out by this agency of the Inter-American system, which specializes in agricultural and rural development.

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Belize

September 20, 2018

EU Ambassador Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska visits UB laboratory

On September 18th 2018, the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas and the Cayman Island Her Excellency Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska visited the newly renovated. University of Belize Central Farm Campus (UBCF), Micro Propagation Laboratory.

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September 19, 2018

IICA and the Province of Buenos Aires will combine efforts to improve the competitiveness of small- and medium-scale producers

The agreement between the Institute and Buenos Aires’ Ministry of Agroindustry will seek to strengthen the capacity of players in the agrifood sector, providing them with the tools needed to access markets in a sustainable manner.

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September 18, 2018

Otero appealed for improvements in infrastructure, integration and trade to boost rural productivity in the Americas

The Director General of IICA participated in the summit of the G20’s think tank engagement group, which will submit policy recommendations to the leaders of this global forum.

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