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Central America and the Dominican Republic aim at strengthening the production of safer food
A course on food safety auditing, organized by IICA and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will allow countries to update their capacities in this area.
Central America and the Dominican Republic now have over 400 trained food inspection professionals
The training took place in 2015 and 2016 as part of the IICA project: Regional Virtual School for Food Inspectors (RVSFI).
IICA and the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture to tighten cooperation
The highest authorities of the two entities met in Ottawa to discuss common concerns and identify actions on behalf of agriculture.
CARIFORUM seeks to increase fisheries exports through improved safety measures
With support from IICA, Caribbean countries studied Iceland’s experience with the aim of strengthening their value chains and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
International food safety capacity in CARIFORUM to be boosted
Thanks to the EU, IICA and GMA, 60 professionals from the private and public sectors from across the CARIFORUM Region will benefit from rigorous food safety training in the HACCP System.
Impending emergence of La Niña will impact the agricultural sector in Central America and the Dominican Republic
IICA facilitated a seminar on the potential repercussions of the phenomenon for the sector, which would be felt in the second half of this year.