Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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April 12, 2019

IICA and the OAS signed MoU for Renewable Energy Solution

Georgetown, Guyana. The IICA Delegation in Guyana and The General Secretary of the Organization of American States in collaboration with the Guyana Power & Light Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement a renewable energy project at our office. This official signing took place at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Board Room on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

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Georgetown, Guyana

December 12, 2018

Highlights of CWA 2018

Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2018 was held in Barbados during the week of October 8th to 12th under the theme ‘Strengthening Agriculture for a Healthier Future'.

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Georgetown, Guyana

May 17, 2018

Guyana Simulation Exercise 2018

Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Consultant, 
Dr Mariano Bonet
Photo Courtesy: dpi.gov.gy 

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Georgetown, Guyana

December 6, 2017

Bee Keeping Training in Lethem, Region 9

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Delegation in Guyana under its Flagship Project Family Agriculture has once again demonstrated it support to Bee-keeping in Guyana.  On this occasion the Institute in partnership with the Guyana Livestock Development Authority and the Guyana Apiculture Society executed a three (3) part activity targeting Apiculture in Region 9.  

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 16, 2017

IICA, NGMC rolls out its seventh “Cost of Production” Workshop in Linden

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Delegation in Guyana in Collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) continues to provide technical assistance in the form of training of to farmers and agro-processors.

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 13, 2017

National Codex Committee Stakeholders’ Information Forum

Globally, food and nutrition security are of paramount importance to many countries, Guyana being no exception. One body which is assisting in the fight to maintain food and nutrition security in Guyana is the National Codex Committee(NCC)whose mandate it is to facilitate national discussion on food safety issue and present positions on food safety issues affecting producers and consumers.

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 13, 2017

MANAGING OUR INDEPENDENCE AND CREATING NEW POSSIBILITIES

This was the theme of the recently concluded Annual General and Network Meetings of the Women Agro-processing Development Network (WADN) which has evolved after several years of agro-process being done mostly from the kitchen of our parents and grandparents and the products sold from small stands near the homesteads or directly from the kitchen door.

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 13, 2017

Cost of Production Training

The IICA Delegation in Guyana in collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation for the past few months executed Cost of Production training sessions targeting both farmers and agro processors, so that they can adequately negotiate realistic and competitive prices on the market.

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Georgetown, Guyana

April 28, 2017

Farmers and Agro-Processors trained in Cost of Production calculation in Region 9

The Delegation of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture in Guyana in collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation and Propel facilitated a one-day Cost of Production workshop in the Village of St. Ignatius Region 9.  The objective of the workshop was to empower farmers and agro-processors with the skills of identifying costs of input supplies and labour. 

 

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