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World Food Day 2017: Change the future of migration, Invest in food security and rural development

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The World Food Day was celebrated on October 20, 2017 with highlighting of the different activities that featured displays of various types of locally processed foods and meats, cultural presentations, commercial and agricultural display from all over the country.  As the specialized agency of the Inter-American System for Agriculture, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture displayed the ongoing activities in which the delegation is engage with, and provided students and visitors with a general idea of what IICA is and how it operates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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