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IICA calls for investment in agricultural research
The recommendation was made by the Director General of IICA at the official opening ceremony of the 14th Caribbean Week of Agriculture.
Agribusinesses: an opportunity to enhance agricultural development in the Caribbean
The Director General of IICA spoke during the opening session of an Agribusiness Workshop held within the framework of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2016.
Professionals from the Caribbean are certified as instructors in food safety preventive controls
A total of 33 food safety professionals from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago were certified by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA). The training was organized by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
Climate change and disaster risk management: prepare, respond, recover
Addressing the challenges of climate change thorugh disastres risk management will be the focus of a two-day meeting hosted by INTRA-ACP APP, and project funded by the European Union.
Comprehensive Traceability and Food Recall Systems integral to Safe and Competitive Food Systems, says IICA Barbados Head
Efforts are being made to strengthen the capacity of CARIFORUM countries to respond rapidly to food safety events through an action that aims to improve the traceability of food and the recall of food and food products.
Five Caribbean countries seek to improve soil quality by using organic matter to manage soil degradation
With support from IICA, representatives from Jamaica, Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Suriname and Guyana received training in sustainable soil management practices and processes for remediating soil degradation.