Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Trinidad and Tobago

February 8, 2017

Intra-ACP Agriculture Policy Programme (APP) with Focus on the Caribbean and Pacific: Contracts Awarded in 2016 over Euro 15,000

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. 

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Antigua and Barbuda

February 8, 2017

IICA supports the strengthening of Codex contact points and national committees within the ECS

There is need for promoting more harmonized and equivalent mechanisms among the ECS to consolidate agricultural exports to markets outside of the sub-region.

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February 2, 2017

Joint OAS and IICA initiative offers online course in agro-ecotourism

The project will offer fundamental tools to anyone interested in designing innovative tourism projects. Course registration closes on March 14.  

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Santo Domingo

February 1, 2017

One of the first activities carried out was the visit to the Intervention Zone by members of the Technical and Advisory Committee of PROCAGICA-RD

 

Following the signature of the Delegation Agreement between the Representation of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Delegation of the European Union in the Dominican Republic (DUE-RD), the Dominican Republic Component of the Central American Management Program Integral of Coffee Rust (PROCAGICA-RD); In January 2017, the activities of this project were started.

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Castries, Saint Lucia

January 31, 2017

St. Lucia hosts national dialogue to support climate services for the agricultural sector

Agricultural stakeholders began conversations on specifying climate services needs and mechanisms for operationalizing their supply.           

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January 25, 2017

Director General of IICA offers solutions to tackle the challenges facing the agricultural sector

The Director General considers it essential that more resources be directed toward improving research, enhancing information technologies, and expanding the number of specialists in agriculture.

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January 18, 2017

New book identifies three ways to improve market access for agricultural producers

The document drafted by IICA specialists presents success factors and positive experiences implemented in other Latin American countries.

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January 17, 2017

To fight world hunger, we must also battle food losses

The new edition of CSAM was published under this motto. It's a methodology that assesses the weaknesses in agricultural chains that cause food losses and also helps identify solutions to this problem.

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Trinidad and Tobago

January 16, 2017

IICA DELEGATION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PROMOTES THE DAIRY GOAT SECTOR UNDER ITS FLAGSHIP CHAINS PROGRAMME

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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