Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Mexico

September 29, 2017

Highlights of the 2017 Zebra Chip Training Workshop

In this article, Dr. Joe Munyaneza, National Program Leader from the USDA talks about Zebra chip, an emerging and damaging disease of potato in U.S., Mexico, Central America, and New Zealand that has caused millions of dollars in losses to the potato industry, often leading to the abandonment of entire fields. 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 30, 2017

Building Competencies for Food Safety

The IICA Delegation in Canada was pleased to co-host two international workshops to strengthen capacity of countries for participating in the international standard setting body for food, Codex Alimentarius.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy Released!

With a mandate on focussing on the poorest and most vulnerable and on fragile states, the International Development Minister recently unveiled the much anticipated policy indicating the country’s priorities for addressing international development.  Resulting from broad consultations involving some 65 countries, the policy seeks to tackle inequality and exclusion as root causes of poverty.​

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Social Media Reshaping Stakeholder Engagement

Social media is powerful!   Nowadays people of all ages, businesses and organizations use some form of social media. It is particularly powerful for organizations to engage their customers and stakeholders in the organization’s activities.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Rep’s Corner

The second quarter of any year tends to be a chockful of activities for most organizations.  This proved to be the case for the IICA Delegation in Canada.  We had several significant events, all focussed on delivering tangible results on our Country Strategy. 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Canadians explore how their love for chocolate can support farming communities

On April 5, 2017 the IICA Delegation in Canada and the Embassy of Peru in Canada hosted an event on “Cacao production in the Americas – A rewarding path to trade and development”. 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Welcome Bob Lang to the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame!

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Ottawa, Ontario

June 29, 2017

Shifting the Paradigm for Agricultural Productivity

IICA Canada’s Annual Accountability Seminar in May 2017 highlighted the potential for Latin American and Caribbean region to achieve productivity gains and position itself to be the world’s breadbasket.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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April 19, 2017

Canadians’ love for chocolate could prove useful in supporting agricultural communities in Peru

The average consumption of cacao in Canada amounts to 6.4 kilos per person each year, making the country as the ninth largest consumer of chocolate in the world.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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