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September 1, 2015

Reactivation of agroindustries can trigger area-based development

An IICA project developed a methodology for promoting area-based development that involves using the chains approach to boost agroindustries and empowering the rural population.

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September 1, 2015

IICA and PROMECAFE launch series of radio programs on combating coffee rust

The six-chapter series, to be launched simultaneously in the countries of Central America, deals with topics such as the cycle of the disease, fumigation, sucker removal and the integrated management of the disease.

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September 1, 2015

Website activated for Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas

Available for download is the technical proposal that will guide the ministerial negotiations on water and agriculture, which was prepared by IICA and Argentine specialists.

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August 31, 2015

Experts analyzed the challenges faced by regional markets in Argentina

The Director General of IICA and the Secretary of Agriculture of Argentina shared their perspectives on the opportunities regional markets possess in the food production sector.

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August 28, 2015

Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas gets under way in Argentina

The Vice President of Argentina, Amado Boudou, inaugurated the meeting and stressed the need for governments to lend political support to the technical efforts to improve the use of water in agriculture.

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August 28, 2015

Inter-American Board of Agriculture re-elects Director General of IICA

Víctor M. Villalobos, a citizen of Mexico, will remain at the helm of IICA for a second term, from 2014-2018.

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August 28, 2015

Mexico to host next Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture

The ministers welcomed the invitation extended by the Under Secretary of Food and Competitiveness of the SAGARPA of Mexico, Ricardo Aguilar.

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August 28, 2015

IICA presents opportunities to the private sector for investing in the agricultural sector of the Americas

At a meeting with the Global Harvest Initiative, the Director-General of IICA promoted the benefits of assigning more resources to innovation and productivity in the region.

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August 27, 2015

Importers to be required to certify the safety of foodstuffs entering the United States

With support from IICA, the FDA revealed for the US’s trading partners in Latin America and the Caribbean two sets of regulations that would change the process involved in exporting food to that country.

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