Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
A member of IICA’s delegation in Canada attended the November 28 – 29, 2016, Canadian Food & Drink Summit 2016, hosted by the Conference Board’s Centre for Food in Canada (CFIC) in Toronto Ontario. The two-day event provided an opportunity to explore the future of Canada’s food sector, and to leverage new opportunities to enhance the food sector’s performance—both provincially and globally.
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Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
A mission aimed to strengthen relationships and promote future collaboration between Jamaica and Canada in the area of Small Ruminant genetics was organized by IICA Canada in collaboration with IICA Jamaica, Mr. Robert Lang from Rural Routes international, Grasshill Genetics and the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association (CLGA) Small Ruminant members. Participants of the week-long mission comprised the President of Jamaica’s Small ruminant Association, Mr. Kenneth King, Vice President Mr. Devon Sayers and associated member Mr. Terrence Johnson.
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Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
Year end is always embraced with gusto as we all look forward to the holidays. It is also a time to ensure that deadlines for activities, reports and expenditures are met. As a result, the Delegation in Canada was engaged in a plethora of actions. These included implementing project activities, attending several high level meetings, conferences and seminars as well as planning for next year.
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Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2016
This workshop was held to obtain input for a proposal that IICA is preparing on “public-private interventions designed to improve financing and financial inclusion in agricultural chains in LAC.
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Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2016
IICA and IFPRI hosted a seminar to analyze global trends and the current situation of agricultural mechanization in Latin America to identify factors that limit its use in agriculture and propose possible actions.
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Experts agree that governments play an important role in matters related to infrastructure, rural communication, and the development of policies and legal and regulatory frameworks that foster the financing of value chains.
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USA
December 16, 2016
Women make decisions that impact local food security every day. When it comes to advisory services, women tend to follow the advice of other women, and hence the importance of female extension agents.
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USA
December 16, 2016
Livestock activities occupy 13 million hectares in the Central American region, and is the main source of livelihood for thousands of rural families.
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USA
December 16, 2016
On this fifth note related to commercialization strategies that add value and facilitate market access for agricultural producers, we will share the third suggested strategy, commercial linkages for differentiated products.
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