The eradication of black sigatoka, training in small ruminant production, and the development of protected agriculture were the main areas of technical assistance discussed during the visit of Saint Lucia’s Minister of Agriculture to IICA Headquarters.
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This evaluation will document the economic, social, environmental and institutional benefits that innovation generates in projects aimed at small farmers.
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An agreement between IICA and CONACYT in Mexico has been signed for the award of 100 scholarships annually for masters and doctoral studies in that country.
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He will hold discussions on the technical cooperation that the Institute is providing to his country, as well as the challenges and opportunities for today’s agriculture sector
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Six working groups will address topics such as genetic breeding and the identification of the areas best suited to the cultivation of this plant in Latin America and the Caribbean, as a source of biodiesel and biokerosene.
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Mechanism launched by EMBRAPA and IICA will support initiatives aimed at improving productivity and the management of natural resources in small-scale agriculture. The deadline for the receipt of proposals is February 2012.
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On December 19, 2011, the period for submission of innovation projects for funding by IICA programs with Finnish resources, in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, will come to a close.
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IICA, SECAC, RUTA and WFP organized a videoconference to share experiences of the P4P program and of the northern region of Costa Rica in the commercialization of food products in Central America.
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The workshop is being organized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), focal point of the Animal Health Task Force in that country, and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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