Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 4, 2016

IICA and FAO lead the Donors and Cooperation Agencies in the Dominican Republic

In an effort to continue the planning and coordination of the technical cooperation activities of the different donors and cooperation agencies in the agricultural sector of the Dominican Republic, IICA and FAO have retaken the working meetings among the different agencies.

In the most recent meeting of this group, representatives of FAO, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECIED), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the European Union Delegation (DUE) in the country discussed the operation and initial strategy of the group.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 4, 2016

IICA Director General visits the IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic during the 46th OAS General Assembly

The IICA Director General, Dr. Victor Villalobos made a warm and enthusiastic visit to the IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic during his participation in the 46th OAS General Assembly during June 2016.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 4, 2016

Workshop on Trade Barriers and Free Trade Agreements for Cassava between the Dominican Republic and US

Under the “Strengthening bilateral trade between the US and Latin America” Project implemented in countries with a FTA with the US, the workshop "Elements of strategy to boost trade chain cassava between the Dominican Republic and the United States” was implemented in the Dominican Republic.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 4, 2016

IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic donates Videoconference equipment to ISA

As part of the commitments made by IICA and the ISA University in the agreement to implement in the country the "Virtual Regional School Food Inspection for Central America and the Dominican Republic" (ERVIA), IICA donated a complete videoconference equipment that will serve to strengthen its technological capacity to train professionals in the area of ​​food inspection.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 4, 2016

IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic articulates efforts of joint work with the productive sector

The IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic has taken a new approach with the private agricultural organizations in the country and has been having various meetings with the clear objective to coordinate efforts with these instances in which IICA can offer all its technical cooperation.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

June 23, 2016

IICA Delegation the Dominican Republic presents 2015 Results of the Technical Cooperation

In a significant but humble meeting, the IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic presented the Accountability Event to present the 2015 results of the technical cooperation agenda on Wednesday June 22nd 2016,  according to the provisions IICA regulations for the delegations in all the member countries.

All the outcomes and activities implemented last year were presented by Mr. Frank Lam, IICA Representative in the Dominican Republic to the authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and other public and private institutions of the agricultural sector.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Quebec City, Quebec

June 29, 2016

Workshop on Management & Use of Plant Genetic Resources by Indigenous Groups

Taking place on the heels of the news that the Government of Canada will remove its permanent objector status to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the workshop jointly hosted by PROCINORTE/NORGEN Task Force, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Laval, was very timely.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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New agricultural technologies support the fight against desertification and efforts to mitigate the effects of drought

IICA shares the experiences of Brazil and Paraguay with participants in the virtual course entitled “Good practices and technological innovations in water sowing and harvesting.”

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Agriculture of the future will be based on the use of scientifically-based knowledge

The Director General of IICA highlighted the importance of incorporating knowledge and technology into agricultural production, a key strategy for facing agriculture’s challenges.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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