Working with the Ministry of Environment, the organizations are training officials from the agriculture, transport, and waste management sectors to develop a NAMA, a set of actions that helps reduce emissions and for whose implementation financing is available.
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IICA launched the observatory at a forum on the innovative agricultural research models that exist in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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In Doha, Qatar, the MAG and MINAET, with support from IICA, CATIE, and GIZ, will showcase seven examples of how the public and private sectors can act together to deal with the effects of climate change.
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With support from IICA, at the world summit on climate change the country showed how the agricultural sector can reduce emissions and make more efficient use of natural resources.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
The Institute delivered the strategy to the country’s National Technical Commission on Biosafety, made up of the ministries of agriculture, environment, and science and technology, and representatives of other sectors.
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With support from IICA and other organizations, the Costa Rican cheese was granted the first designation of origin to be obtained by a Central American dairy product.
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Under the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), registration is no longer for an indefinite period and must be renewed by January 31, 2013. The new measure does not apply to companies that export products to the U.S. directly, or manufacturers of beef, pork, and poultry meat.
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San José, Costa Rica
December 18, 2012
En la región se requieren medidas que impulsen el aprovechamiento de los residuos para generar energía y que desincentiven su quema y disposición a cielo abierto, de acuerdo con un taller efectuado por IICA, PNUMA y el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería costarricense.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
A project devised in the wake of a health emergency has given rise to a major innovation and the development of a powerful agricultural health tool, which IICA has singled out as a model that others could adopt.
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