Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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August 1, 2018

IICA Grenada participated in a Workshop on the rapid multiplication of cassava plants to boost production and consumption of the crop

Farmers, extension officers and input suppliers benefited from the training.

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July 30, 2018

Panama is banking on agriculture to reduce inequality

Representatives of the public and private sector and international organizations defined strategies to provide stimulus to a promising new player.

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July 28, 2018

IICA present at the G20 Meeting of Agriculture Ministers

The Director General of the inter-American organization highlighted the agricultural sector’s contributions to development and held talks with high-ranking authorities of Brazil, China, Spain and Mexico.

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