Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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IICA and the EU launch program to address the effects of coffee leaf rust on Central America and the Dominican Republic

The initiative integrates national and regional efforts to achieve a more competitive, sustainable and inclusive coffee production, and will benefit over 330,000 small and medium-sized coffee growing families in the region.

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IICA launches program to combat coffee leaf rust in Central America and the Dominican Republic

The initiative will be carried out over the next five years and is expected to benefit 330 thousand coffee-growing families.

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IICA and the FAO to pool resources in the Dominican Republic

The organizations will support each other in projects aimed at bolstering the milk chain, conducting an agricultural census, and strengthening agricultural markets and pest control.

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Dominican Republic and Haiti to increase sanitary controls

Thanks to an agreement signed by IICA and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic, and funded by the USDA, the quarantine services of that county and Haiti will be strengthened.

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Experts call for incorporation of the territorial (area-based) approach into national rural development agendas

Project financed by Spain and executed by IICA in four Latin American and Caribbean countries shows that rural area-based development (RAD), based on the selection of specific territories, needs to be promoted more vigorously in the region.

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SECAC and IICA alert ministers of agriculture: Central America must be attentive to the effects of El Niño

Phenomenon likely to result in irregular and below-normal rainfall and a more intense, prolonged dry season in some areas of Central America and the Dominican Republic.

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Central American countries intensify work on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs

Working with the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council, the countries are preparing a proposal that would establish microbiological criteria related to unprocessed foods.

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Carbon neutrality can make agribusinesses more competitive

Officials from across Latin America learned about the WTO’s provisions on environment, with a view to promoting policies designed to make agriculture more competitive and sustainable.

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Mexican specialists advise Caribbean farmers on soil conservation

The training is being promoted by IICA and the Secretariat of Agriculture of Mexico.

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