Trinidad and Tobago
January 16, 2017
January 16, 2017. During the past year, the IICA Delegation in Trinidad and Tobago, collaborated with the Trinidad and Tobago Goat and Sheep Society (TTGSS) and directed much of its resources in support of the development of the dairy goat industry. This initiative which falls under one of its flagship programmes: Competitiveness and Sustainably of Agricultural Chains, is specially designed to assist the industry in increasing productivity levels and standards of milk quality.
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Spain
December 16, 2016
Specialists unveiled the main conclusions that the three international organizations recommend to promote the development of rural in LAC
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Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2016
As in previous occasions it is an honor for me to write this introduction to our last Newsletter for 2016 in which you will find a brief summary of some of the many activities carried out by IICA and its Delegation in the United States, during the period September-December 2016.
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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
December 16, 2016
A new project to support the Dominican coffee sector was signed on Friday 25 November under the Central American Program for Integrated Coffee Management (PROCAGICA Regional). This program, funded by the European Union, responds to the demand of the Heads of State and Government of Central America and the Dominican Republic on the incidence of Coffee Rust disease (Hemileia vastatrix) and is consistent with the mandate of the Central America Integration System (SICA) on issues of agriculture, environment and integration policies.
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Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
IICA Canada was an invited guest for an agri-food trade consultation hosted by The Conference Board of Canada and PROCOLOMBIA -Canada in Toronto.
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Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
The Association of Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (ACFAV) and the University of Saskatchewan jointly hosted a Mindshare Program entitled “Securing Canada’s Food Future: The Role of Science in Food Security” which featured the role of research universities in Canada.
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Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
No doubt - one of the highlights of the Grow Canada16 Conference was the Keynote presentation by renowned marketing consultant and speaker, Jay Baer. Author of book "Hug your Haters", Jay’s challenge to persons involved in food and agriculture was to defy expectations, confidently responding to naysayers. Considering that consumers often do not have sufficient information to know what they want, (according to credible studies), scientists and technologists have a great opportunity to package and present relevant information for decision making at every level.
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Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
Vanessa Zamora visited the Delegation in Canada from her home office in IICA headquarters during the week of the October 17 - 21 with the goal of supporting the delegation in project management. Staff appreciated her contribution to their efforts in managing the FonCT project "Enhancing Value-added opportunities of small cocoa producers in Peru and Dominican Republic".
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Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
The McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), in conjunction with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI), launched the 2016 Global Nutrition Report (GNR) in November with an engaging panel and a backdrop of exciting food start-ups. The GNR was however sobering. It underscored the stark realities regarding malnutrition security facing many in the world. Even in Canada, it was recognized that obesity, micronutrient deficiency, and nutrient-related non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers have affected millions of individuals and produced significant social and economic costs.
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