Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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July 3, 2017

New book promotes a holistic vision for improving the agricultural sectorā€™s resilience to climate change

An integrated approach to good agricultural practices (GAP) and close collaboration between producers and governments are key to the development of a more sustainable agriculture.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 30, 2017

Building Competencies for Food Safety

The IICA Delegation in Canada was pleased to co-host two international workshops to strengthen capacity of countries for participating in the international standard setting body for food, Codex Alimentarius.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Reduced Carbon Footprint of Canadian Beef

Sharing Best Practices with Uruguay

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Canadaā€™s Feminist International Assistance Policy Released!

With a mandate on focussing on the poorest and most vulnerable and on fragile states, the International Development Minister recently unveiled the much anticipated policy indicating the countryā€™s priorities for addressing international development.  Resulting from broad consultations involving some 65 countries, the policy seeks to tackle inequality and exclusion as root causes of poverty.ā€‹

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Social Media Reshaping Stakeholder Engagement

Social media is powerful!   Nowadays people of all ages, businesses and organizations use some form of social media. It is particularly powerful for organizations to engage their customers and stakeholders in the organizationā€™s activities.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Repā€™s Corner

The second quarter of any year tends to be a chockful of activities for most organizations.  This proved to be the case for the IICA Delegation in Canada.  We had several significant events, all focussed on delivering tangible results on our Country Strategy. 

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Canadians explore how their love for chocolate can support farming communities

On April 5, 2017 the IICA Delegation in Canada and the Embassy of Peru in Canada hosted an event on ā€œCacao production in the Americas ā€“ A rewarding path to trade and developmentā€. 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Welcome Bob Lang to the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame!

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Agriculture and Climate in the Americas

Agriculture is somewhat of a ā€œdouble-edged swordā€, in that its activities can both contribute to the negative impacts of climate change as well as mitigate these impacts. 

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