Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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St. Kitts and Nevis

August 16, 2017

IICA supports the development of agro-entrepreneurs in St. Kitts and Nevis

After 2 workshops, 30 participants are now fully aware of the importance of labelling as part of their market strategy.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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San José, Costa Rica

August 10, 2017

Antimicrobial Resistance: an emerging issue for the livestock sector and food safety services

Six South American countries prepare a regional strategy and national surveillance plans to prevent and control antimicrobial resistance in food animals.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Washington, D.C.

August 2, 2017

Infographic: Trends and Policy Innovations for Agriculture in Light of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

View an inforgraphic based on the new report Trends and Policy Innovations for Agriculture in Light of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Washington, D.C.

August 1, 2017

From the Desk of the Representative – IICA Delegation in the USA Newsletter — May – June 2017

Welcome to our third edition of 2017!

 

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Washington, D.C.

August 1, 2017

Countries seeking to strengthen their evaluation systems to improve public policies for agriculture

IICA and the Southern Agricultural Council brought together 6 LAC countries in an international workshop to promote the implementation of systems for the evaluation of public policies for agriculture.
 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Washington, D.C.

August 1, 2017

2017 World Food Prize Laureate announced at ceremony at the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank was announced as the winner of the 2017 World Food Prize. He is the 46th person and the sixth African to win the World Food Prize.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Washington, D.C.

August 1, 2017

Scientists analyzed innovations to adapt family agriculture to climate change

Scientists met with authorities from national agricultural research and innovation institutes to analyze progress made by over 20 ongoing projects.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Washington, D.C.

August 1, 2017

System of Rice Intensification (SRI) project seeks to overcome high costs of labor

With the support of the private sector, farmers in the Dominican Republic have been working to mechanize the transplanting process and the weeding to overcome this obstacle

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Washington, D.C.

August 1, 2017

Climate change adaptation planning in agriculture: analyzing challenges and opportunities in Central and South America

Over 35 representatives from the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Planning, from 11 countries spent several days analyzing the processes used to design, develop, and evaluate sectoral climate change adaptation plans.

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