Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Washington, D.C.

May 13, 2016

From the Desk of the Representative – IICA Delegation in the USA Newsletter — March—April 2016

By all accounts, 2016 has been a very exciting and busy year for IICA around the hemisphere as we are reaching the mid-point of the implementation of our current Medium Term Plan; but most importantly, because everyone at IICA continues to work to produce significant transformations to advance a competitive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture in our hemisphere.

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USA

May 13, 2016

Capacity Development at IICA to Assist Latin American Countries Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

IICA and its partners are working in 34 member countries to contribute directly or indirectly to the achievement of the SDGs.

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USA

May 13, 2016

FDA’s Judicious Use Policy for Medically Important Antimicrobials

Veterinarians play an important role in animal and human health and their oversight, as an integral part of the VFD process.

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USA

May 13, 2016

Innovations Contributing to Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons from Smallholders in Latin America

Forty nine cases were received and Five cases were selected as winners in three categories which will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. in May 17th.

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USA

May 13, 2016

Commercialization Strategies that Add Value and Facilitate Market Access for Agricultural Producers

In this issue we are sharing the developments related to the definition of the proposed marketing strategies: local foods (short supply chains), agricultural supply chain linkages, and differentiated products.

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Eastern Caribbean States

May 13, 2016

Competition Promotes Climate-Smart Agriculture

This is a call for successful stories from farmers in the Eastern Caribbean States. This competition is part of the activities being organized within the framework of the Caribbean Forum on Climate-Smart Agriculture. The application period began on March 30 and will end on May 30.

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USA

May 13, 2016

IICA releases two publications on how agriculture is included in the (INDCs) submitted from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The large majority of countries in LAC prioritized actions in the agriculture as part of their plan.

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Saint Lucia

May 13, 2016

Inventories of Climate Change and Agriculture efforts undertaken in Caribbean

The exercise will help donors, development agencies, and other actors in the countries to better understand the landscape and the opportunities to fill gaps and channel resources effectively.

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Belize.

May 11, 2016

CARIFORUM seeks to increase fisheries exports through improved safety measures

With support from IICA, Caribbean countries studied Iceland’s experience with the aim of strengthening their value chains and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.

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