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Latin America to have joint agenda for climate change adaptation in agriculture
Risk management, actions to combat drought, desertification and climate modeling are areas in which efforts will be pooled under a program being implemented by IICA and the EU.
Costa Rica aims to promote rural development with intersectoral projects
With IICA’s support, representatives of the country’s public institutions aim to devise joint projects designed to promote the development of rural territories.
Project consolidated 38 agricultural innovation initiatives in Central America
The results of the PRESICA project, which promoted the creation of innovation networks in countries of the region, included new varieties and crop and postharvest management technologies.
Countries of the Americas present their positions on biosafety
This month, 20 IICA member countries will be taking part in the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
Meeting in Costa Rica will promote creation of network on youth and agriculture in the Americas
Comprised of organizations in a number of countries, the network will focus on education, extension and research on the role of youth in agriculture.
Central American countries intensify work on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs
Working with the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council, the countries are preparing a proposal that would establish microbiological criteria related to unprocessed foods.