Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Knowledge management

Welcome to the 2018 RIAP Participants!

Tiempo de lectura: 3 mins.

Successful applicants demonstrated the relevance of their work for improving agriculture in the hemisphere, as well as strong personal capabilities in their fields.

Every year, the IICA Canada delegation facilitates an initiative called the Research and Internship Assistance Program (RIAP). The aim of the RIAP is to provide researchers with opportunities to ‘internationalize’ their research, and to provide individuals working in the agri-food industry to gain experience abroad. There are two components to the program: 1) The Research Assistance program provides funding for researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to conduct short-term research assignments in Canada, and vice versa; 2) The Internship Assistance program allows individuals working in the agri-food industry to do an internship either with a business, government department, or non-governmental organization in Canada or one of the LAC countries.

In 2018, a large number of strong applications were received. The successful applicants demonstrated the relevance of their work for improving agriculture in the hemisphere, as well as strong personal capabilities in their fields. As can be seen below, the topics cover a wide range of issues relevant to agriculture in the Western hemisphere, involving 8 countries.

Our Delegation is excited to see the results of their work and wish all of the 2018 RIAP participants the very best in their endeavours!

For more information:

Lindsay Vyvey

lindsay.vyvey@iica.int

 

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