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IICA and Mexico’s CONACYT scholarship program is growing and will award 1,600 scholarships by the end of the year
This academic initiative has benefitted 134 new professionals alone in Latin America and the Caribbean between January and May of 2018.
IICA promotes root crop biofortification for CARICOM
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), along with its partners in academia and the private sector, is preparing the groundwork for the first sweet potato biofortification project in Jamaica.
Approval of maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs
The agreement was made in Chicago, U.S.A. at the 24th session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food. IICA and 15 of its member countries took part in the decision.
IICA signs agreement with the International Cocoa Organization to fast-frack the development of cocoa in the region
The aim is to assist the region’s cocoa producers through technical cooperation, direct advisory services, training and knowledge-sharing.
IICA’s Director General attends a meeting in Paraguay with Ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS)
In his presentation to Ministers of Agriculture of the CAS member countries, Otero praised the agricultural sectors of the region’s Southern Cone for their efficiency.
IICA and Bayer launch virtual course to assist producers to conform to international standards on Good Agricultural Practices
The online training is free of cost and will be available at the Institute’s virtual campus as of 28 May.