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IICA and FAO define joint agenda that calls for dialogue between the ministers of Agriculture and the Environment of Central America and the Dominican Republic

The organizations also proposed actions to prevent Fusarium Tropical Race 4 and a swine fever outbreak on the continent.

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Zamorano University and IICA to promote joint actions in agricultural research, digitization, and coffee production

The Institutions signed an agreement to strengthen agricultural training and education in the hemisphere.

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Minister of Science and Technology of Costa Rica endorses CIMAG, an IICA initiative that brings together education and tomorrow’s agriculture

Adrián Salazar, head of MICITT, offered his support for the Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture (CIMAG), which was jointly created by IICA and Microsoft to familiarize young people in the Americas with the use of modern technologies in agriculture.

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Kingston, Jamaica

February 4, 2020

Jamaica launches the International Year of Plant Health in the Caribbean with the support of IICA

Protecting plant health can help end hunger by reducing crop losses to pest and diseases, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.

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Longdenville, Trinidad and Tobago

January 30, 2020

IICA and stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago explore managing of biowaste to stimulate biobusiness and enhance environmental health

IICA is conducting workshops in six Caribbean countries to boost composting as an economically viable and sustainable business.

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Kingston, Jamaica

January 29, 2020

Jamaican producers learn about economic opportunities from managing organic waste

Principles of integrated waste management, waste stream analysis, comparing national and regional data, waste management options and composting as a waste management option were presented to the participants.

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

January 28, 2020

Cocoa stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago convene their first industry dialogue platform

The Forum hopes to attract the movers, shakers and disruptors in cocoa production and trade

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Hugo Sigman, founder and CEO of Grupo Insud, named new IICA Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development

In conferring the title on him, IICA’s Director General, Manuel Otero, highlighted the social contributions of the entrepreneur and Grupo Insud CEO through science, innovation and development. On the same occasion, the Institute introduced its new Representative in Argentina and paid tribute to Argentina’s Ambassador-designate to Brazil, Daniel Scioli.

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IICA will support the Argentinian government’s efforts to achieve food and nutritional security

IICA’s Director General and Argentina’s Minister of Agriculture crafted a work agenda focusing on issues such as territorial development, family farming and the strengthening of regional economies.

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