Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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July 27, 2015

Director General of IICA visits Chile

He attended the presentation of the Instituteā€™s technical cooperation strategy for Chile and participated in an intersectoral dialogue on policies for addressing the rise in food prices.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 27, 2015

South America should take advantage of high food prices to reduce inequality

Representatives of the governments of this region agreed to develop a joint agenda for addressing the principal challenges posed by the rise in and volatility of food prices.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 27, 2015

Costa Rica and IICA sign agreement to organize hemispheric agricultural meeting

Ministerial will be held in San Jose on October 19-21 and has been declared an event of public and national interest.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

comconjunto

July 27, 2015

Governments will discuss measures for dealing with volatility and hike in food prices

FAO, ECLAC and IICA will promote two high level intergovernmental forums in Chile and El Salvador to examine the threats and opportunities arising from this situation.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 27, 2015

USDA to donate US$8.5 million worth of agricultural inputs to IICA cooperation projects in Haiti

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will distribute agricultural goods in Haiti among projects supervised by IICA, and acknowledged the Instituteā€™s assistance work in Nicaragua and Honduras.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 27, 2015

More than 1 billion hectares planted in biotechnological crops since 1996

Small-scale farmers make up 90% of all those who grow such crops.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 27, 2015

While at IICA, Minister of Agriculture of Barbados reviewed agricultural challenges of his country

Senior agricultural sector authorities visited three sustainable agriculture farms in Costa Rica; will attempt to promote the application of such practices in their country.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 27, 2015

Costa Rica to be the site of the most important meeting of ministers of agriculture held in the hemisphere

The Director General of IICA made the announcement during a coordination meeting involving several of the Instituteā€™s member countries.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 27, 2015

World-renowned expert in biotechnology calls for agriculture to be given ā€œthe priority it deservesā€

According to Albert Sasson, given the rise in food prices worldwide and the impact it is having on food security and poverty, governments and cooperation agencies should attach greater attention to agriculture on their agendas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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