Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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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.

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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.

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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

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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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Argentina

August 1, 2017

Strengthening the Competitiveness of the Horticultural Value Chain in Corrientes Province in Argentina

In 2015, IICA responded to a request from the Ministry of Production of Corrientes to develop a partnership to improve the competitiveness of the horticultural value chain of Corrientes Green Belt.           

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 28, 2017

Coffee Region Valdesia of Dominican Republic receives Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

 SHAPE  \* MERGEFORMAT

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IICA analyzes the technical cooperation that it should provide in the future

Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the national development plans of its member countries will be the guide for strengthening agriculture in the Americas and meeting the challenge of feeding the world.

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Integrated and differentiated agricultural policies can contribute to achieving sustainable development objectives

A new IICA publication brings together experiences in the Americas, China and the EU on this topic; readers are urged to take advantage of it to replicate actions in other countries around the hemisphere.

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Candidates for Director General of IICA outlined their work plan to the Executive Committee

Carlos Furche from Chile and Manuel Otero from Argentina are the candidates for the position. The election will be held in October 2017 during the meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA).

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