Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Agriculture

IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic donates Videoconference equipment to ISA

Tiempo de lectura: 3 mins.

As part of the commitments made by IICA and the ISA University in the agreement to implement in the country the “Virtual Regional School Food Inspection for Central America and the Dominican Republic” (ERVIA), IICA donated a complete videoconference equipment that will serve to strengthen its technological capacity to train professionals in the area of ​​food inspection.

As part of the commitments made by IICA and the ISA University in the agreement to implement in the country the “Virtual Regional School Food Inspection for Central America and the Dominican Republic” (ERVIA), IICA donated a complete videoconference equipment that will serve to strengthen its technological capacity to train professionals in the area of ​​food inspection.

ERVIA seeks to improve the food safety system to contribute to the public health and facilitate trade through modern and harmonized procedures for inspection. The ERVIA Project supports these inspectors to have the best and updated tools to assess the inspection processes in fresh and processed food with a regional and standardized knowledge.

From left to right, Ing. Marcos Tavarez, Director of the School of Food Engineering, Ing. Angel Castillo, Academic Vice President, Messrs. Martin Martinez and Nelson Sanchez from the IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic, Lic. Rafael Lopez, Head of the Computer Department and Ing. Edwin Reyes, Director of the Faculty of Social and Administrative Sciences University ISA.

 

Share

Related news​

Belém do Pará, Brasil

November 27, 2025

The Government of the United Kingdom took part in an event at the IICA pavilion at COP30, where it discussed public policies for the agricultural sector with Latin American countries and international organizations

Governments from Latin American countries met with the United Kingdom and international organizations at the pavilion of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at COP30 to share experiences and perspectives on the public policies they are implementing to promote resilient agriculture and a just rural transition.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Brasilia

November 27, 2025

The countries that make up the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) are working closely with the World Bank and IICA to create insurance cover for extreme weather events that affect agricultural productivity

Simulations of the insurance scheme are already being carried out, using the agricultural losses caused by droughts in Brazil and Uruguay for the study.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

COP30 Brasil

Belém do Pará, Brasil

November 26, 2025

At the COP in Brazil and the Amazon, IICA and its partners showcased the transformations taking place across the Americas’ agricultural sector and showed why it is a guarantor of global food security

The ongoing transformation of agriculture in the Americas to consolidate its role as a guarantor of global food security and sustainability was showcased to the world by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and its partners during COP30

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins