Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Paramaribo, Suriname

September 11, 2018

Newly appointed Saamaka Paramount Chief, Albert Aboikoni makes courtesy visit to IICA Delegation in Suriname

IICA is currently executing a System of Rice Intensification (SRI) initiative involving a number of Saamaka villages in the Upper Suriname river

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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September 10, 2018

IICA Director General’s working visit to Rome will bring the benefit of Italian cooperation to agriculture in the Americas

During his first official mission to Europe, Manuel Otero is meeting with representatives of the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA), FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Dominica & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

September 6, 2018

IICA strengthens the coffee sector in Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 

Training was based on successful experiences of Costa Rica and Jamaica

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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September 6, 2018

Director General of IICA will begin a visit to France to promote support for agriculture in the Americas

Manuel Otero, head of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), met with Abdellatif Ghedira, the Executive Director of the International Olive Council, during his final activity in Spain.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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September 5, 2018

IICA supports young Caribbean agripreneurs in access to domestic and regional markets

Pilot project enabled the training of entrepreneurs, from 11 countries, on tools and strategies for market research. Due to its success, it will be replicated in 2019.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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August 31, 2018

IICA has improved agricultural and rural inclusion in thirteen Latin American and Caribbean countries

Over the last three years, the Institute was engaged in a project to assist in developing policies and institutional processes to support the design, implementation and participatory management of inclusive development projects in rural areas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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August 27, 2018

Otero concludes visit to the Eastern Caribbean by meeting with ministers in Saint Lucia

The Director General of IICA held meetings with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives, Ezechiel Joseph; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Flood-Beaubrun; diplomatic missions accredited to Saint Lucia; and the Director General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Didacus Jules.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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August 16, 2018

China has been granted observer status in IICA

The relationship was formalized by Tang Heng, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Costa Rica.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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August 9, 2018

Agreement between IICA and Chile’s MINAGRI will prompt the creation of a forum of Agriculture Ministers of the Pacific Alliance

The agreement was signed by Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, and the Chilean Undersecretary of Agriculture, Alfonso Vargas.

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