Georgetown, Guyana
December 13, 2016
Under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary (SPS) Project, a highly-interactive course featuring an in-depth look at how you can gain a competitive advantage and improve your bottom line by enhancing your existing traceability system, was held public and private sector stakeholders. This comprehensive course also provided examples and case studies on traceability best practices. The Facilitators examined how food companies recognize efficiencies and gain market share by enhancing their traceability systems.
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Georgetown, Guyana
December 9, 2016
The IICA Delegation in Guyana continues to support the development of agriculture in Guyana. In collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Conservation International (CI), and the International Centre for Rainforest Conservation (IWOKARAMA). The delegation was represented by Mr.
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Georgetown, Guyana
December 9, 2016
IICA facilitates visit of tissue culture expert from Mexico
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Trinidad and Tobago
December 1, 2016
The Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy Programme, is a broad technical cooperation framework funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), which focuses on the two regions, Caribbean and the Pacific. The programme supports the reduction and eradication of poverty in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries through sustainable development and successful integration of enterprises in these economies into national, regional and, where appropriate, global markets.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Castries, St. Lucia
November 25, 2016
Introduction of basic principles and practices for implementing a traceability system on farms and agro-processing sites.
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Castries, St. Lucia
November 25, 2016
Beekeepers partnering in participatory research to build capacity and knowledge to increase honey yields.
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Trinidad and Tobago.
November 21, 2016
New tools in use across the globe can provide the latest updates on water and fertilizer levels in a field and automatically turn on irrigation systems, and the latest and most efficient greenhouse structures can offer altered growing seasons for high demand fruits and vegetables. Technology is quickly becoming the farmers’ new best friend.
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Antigua and Barbuda
November 17, 2016
“Train the trainer” initiative commences in Antigua and Barbuda. The workshop was conducted by two professionals who were trained specifically to train other professionals on this topic.
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Belize
November 14, 2016
Agriculture plays an important role in Belize’s economy, contributing almost 13% to GDP, and employing about 10% of the population at the end of 2015.
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Headquarters. 600 m. northeast of the Ipís-Coronado intersection. Vázquez de Coronado, San Isidro 11101 – Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica
Tel (+506) 2216 0222
Fax (+506) 2216 0233
