Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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December 2, 2015

IICA creates observatory of institutional innovations for the Americas

IICA launched the observatory at a forum on the innovative agricultural research models that exist in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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December 2, 2015

IICA delivers education strategy for biotechnology to the Costa Rican authorities

The Institute delivered the strategy to the country’s National Technical Commission on Biosafety, made up of the ministries of agriculture, environment, and science and technology, and representatives of other sectors.

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December 2, 2015

Queso Turrialba: the story of a ‘tasty’ designation of origin

With support from IICA and other organizations, the Costa Rican cheese was granted the first designation of origin to be obtained by a Central American dairy product.

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December 2, 2015

Variations on land tenure in Latin America and the Caribbean

Three variations on the same theme in the different parts of the region. That is how the 2013 IICA-FAO-ECLAC report describes the land tenure situation in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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December 2, 2015

Biotechnology and biodiversity: market-oriented research

IICA informed researchers and senior officials in its member countries of the latest developments worldwide with regard to studies on biotechnology, a source of scientific information for decision-making.

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November 20, 2015

Mexico looks to research and technical training to solve the problem of coffee rust

With support from IICA, Mexican institutions are implementing a plan that includes plant breeding activities and efforts to enhance the technical capabilities of the country’s coffee sector.

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November 20, 2015

Central America and the Caribbean to update their agricultural R&D indicators

IICA and several other agencies are to implement a project aimed at updating the information on agricultural research and development in the two regions, in order to highlight the need for increased investment in those areas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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November 20, 2015

IICA Director General reiterates commitment to Haiti’s agricultural sector

He met with the ministers of agriculture and tourism, with whom he pledged to work on agribusiness, research, and agro-tourism issues.

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November 20, 2015

ICTs in agriculture should meet the needs of the end user, not only those of the staff of government agencies

According to a seminar held at IICA, the fact that financial entities view agriculture and ICTs as high-risk ventures hampers the development of technologies designed to promote the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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