Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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FDA proposes regulations to prevent food adulteration and improve transport

Consultations concerning the new regulations are currently taking place, and comments are being accepted on the Internet before rules are enforced.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Proposals for Agricultural Innovation Projects could be more attractive

Agricultural institution researchers were trained to formulate better project proposals for the 2014 meeting of the financing fund FONTAGRO.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Water in Latin America and the Caribbean is of key importance to feeding the world

A technical forum organized by IICA and HIDROCEC-UNA reported that, over a ten-year period, there has been a 40% increase in the water footprint from agriculture in this region.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Jatropha research takes off in Latin America and the Caribbean

The aim of the studies being carried out in countries of the region is to find commercial varieties of Jatropha that can be used to produce pure vegetable oil, biodiesel and biokerosene.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Improving lives with renewable energies

IICA’s Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Programme, financed with resources from the Government of Finland, demonstrates how renewable energies can be used to improve living conditions in rural areas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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LAC and EU agrifood innovation networks set to receive a boost

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and the Director General of IICA will inaugurate the international seminar of Red INNOVAGRO, due to take place in Spain from April 23-25.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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LAC’s agricultural sector could be more competitive with risk management policies

New measures designed to protect US farmers, which took effect in February, pose a major challenge to the competitiveness of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Specialists in innovation lay the groundwork for scientific cooperation in agrifood subjects between the European Union and LAC

IICA and the ceiA3 signed an agreement to produce materials and courses related to innovation management in the agrifood sector.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Mexico and the Caribbean strengthen their technical cooperation in agriculture

The Secretariat of Agriculture of Mexico and IICA signed an agreement to train 150 technical personnel from the Caribbean in priority areas for the agricultural development of the region.

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