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Costa Rica and IICA sign agreement to organize hemispheric agricultural meeting
Ministerial will be held in San Jose on October 19-21 and has been declared an event of public and national interest.
Governments will discuss measures for dealing with volatility and hike in food prices
FAO, ECLAC and IICA will promote two high level intergovernmental forums in Chile and El Salvador to examine the threats and opportunities arising from this situation.
USDA to donate US$8.5 million worth of agricultural inputs to IICA cooperation projects in Haiti
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will distribute agricultural goods in Haiti among projects supervised by IICA, and acknowledged the Institute’s assistance work in Nicaragua and Honduras.
More than 1 billion hectares planted in biotechnological crops since 1996
Small-scale farmers make up 90% of all those who grow such crops.
While at IICA, Minister of Agriculture of Barbados reviewed agricultural challenges of his country
Senior agricultural sector authorities visited three sustainable agriculture farms in Costa Rica; will attempt to promote the application of such practices in their country.
World-renowned expert in biotechnology calls for agriculture to be given “the priority it deserves”
According to Albert Sasson, given the rise in food prices worldwide and the impact it is having on food security and poverty, governments and cooperation agencies should attach greater attention to agriculture on their agendas.