Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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July 6, 2017

Countries strengthen capacities around the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures and good regulatory practices

A Regional workshop held in Costa Rica was attended by 18 IICA member states and Cuba to share experiences in the subject and take good practices back to their countries.

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July 3, 2017

New agreement promotes linking of applied agricultural research to rural development

The IICA Delegation in Suriname and the Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS) have formalized their collaborative framework for the benefit of agricultural development.

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July 3, 2017

13 Caribbean countries improve their capacity to analyze and develop international food safety standards

IICA and the Government of Canada strengthened the capacities of the Codex Focal Points from thirteen Caribbean countries with a view to enhancing their participation in the international standard setting process.

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Trinidad and Tobago

June 22, 2017

IICA bolsters the competitiveness of the dairy goat value chain in Trinidad and Tobago

The Trinidad and Tobago Goat and Sheep Society as well as other entities are demonstrating the potential of the nation’s small ruminant sector and implementing significant changes to drive its development. 

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June 15, 2017

IICA presents actions carried out to develop agricultural chains in the Americas

A new document systematizes the contributions made in 2016 by the institutional Flagship Project responsible for fostering progress in this topic.

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June 13, 2017

Antimicrobial Resistance: an emerging issue for the livestock sector and food safety services

Six South American countries prepare a regional strategy and national surveillance plans to prevent and control antimicrobial resistance in food animals.

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June 9, 2017

Flagship Project Competitiveness and sustainability of agricultural chains: progress made in 2016

As part of the Institute's policy of transparency and accountability, we share the main advances of this Flagship Project.

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June 2, 2017

Peru and Colombia begin preparations to comply with new requirements for exporting food to the U. S.

More than 50 professionals were trained in complying with FSMA standards, which regulate the export of processed food to the United States. The participants will in turn share their knowledge with other actors in the sector.  

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May 15, 2017

Countries in the Americas make a collective effort to harmonize their positions on animal health standards

29 countries define common positions in order to have greater input in the development of standards for the upcoming OIE meeting.   

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