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IICA and Bayer Crop Science collaborate on a new virtual course to support agricultural producers in complying with food safety standards
The parties signed a cooperative agreement to develop an online course based on training material created by Bayer. The course will be available on IICA’s virtual campus.
Candidates for Director General of IICA outlined their work plan to the Executive Committee
Carlos Furche from Chile and Manuel Otero from Argentina are the candidates for the position. The election will be held in October 2017 during the meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA).
IICA’s stamp on agriculture in the Americas
The Institute is pleased to present a digital version of its 2016 Annual Report, a productive harvest of IICA’s contributions to agriculture in its member countries.
13 Caribbean countries improve their capacity to analyze and develop international food safety standards
IICA and the Government of Canada strengthened the capacities of the Codex Focal Points from thirteen Caribbean countries with a view to enhancing their participation in the international standard setting process.
Countries strengthen capacities around the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures and good regulatory practices
A Regional workshop held in Costa Rica was attended by 18 IICA member states and Cuba to share experiences in the subject and take good practices back to their countries.
New book promotes a holistic vision for improving the agricultural sector’s resilience to climate change
An integrated approach to good agricultural practices (GAP) and close collaboration between producers and governments are key to the development of a more sustainable agriculture.