Minister Limber Cruz announced a record production of beans, rice, vegetables, tomatoes and onions, as well as cooperation actions with Costa Rica to modernize the coffee industry. "We will be self-sufficient in coffee and we will export this product again," he said. Major support was also given to the fruit growing sector.
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The organizations also proposed actions to prevent Fusarium Tropical Race 4 and a swine fever outbreak on the continent.
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PROMECAFE, an initiative supported by IICA, held a symposium with 330 participants from 14 countries across the region, which is home to more than one million coffee-farming families.
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A virtual seminar organized by IICA analyzed the implications of these climatic conditions for agricultural health in Mesoamerica.
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Through the application of methodologies, dialogue and group exercises, participants learned how to design projects that can be evaluated at all stages
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An IICA project seeks to ensure the sustainability of cocoa production by promoting value-added products.
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A course on food safety auditing, organized by IICA and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will allow countries to update their capacities in this area.
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The training took place in 2015 and 2016 as part of the IICA project: Regional Virtual School for Food Inspectors (RVSFI).
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IICA facilitated a seminar on the potential repercussions of the phenomenon for the sector, which would be felt in the second half of this year.
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