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San Jose, Costa Rica

January 21, 2020

Caribbean countries take advantage of their waste to produce development opportunities

Six countries will participate in the program that impulse bioeconomic models to create better opportunities in rural territories

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IICA supports research aimed at simulating food production on Mars

With support from IICA, a Costa Rican scientist will participate in a U.S. mission that simulates conditions on Mars, in order to conduct research on blue corn farming.

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IICA maintains that tackling climate change requires decisive inter-sectoral action

Speaking at COP25, Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, maintained that actions on climate change should involve ministers from various sectors, civil society and the business sector, thereby incorporating these efforts into the agendas of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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IICA Hosts Trade Meeting with USTR Agricultural Negotiators and Members of Diplomatic Corps

The United States’ Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator Ambassador Gregg Doud and his top agriculture trade team discuss key trade issues with agricultural attaches and representatives of International Organizations during IICA’s high-level trade meeting hosted in Washington DC

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IICA participated in a meeting of experts organized by Bayer in Germany to discuss opportunities for small-scale farmers

IICA was the only institution representing the Americas in a roundtable of international experts hosted by Bayer’s Crop Science Division in Germany. The participants discussed and identified productive opportunities that would allow for improving economic and social conditions for small-scale farmers in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

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Castries, Saint Lucia

November 22, 2019

IICA helps build Saint Lucia’s capacities for the rapid response and long-term management of citrus greening

The plague affects important livelihoods and cross-sectoral advantages, like apiculture, given that citrus is a major source of forage, and agro-tourism linkages.

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IICA and the International Potato Center will work together on an agenda focused on agrobiodiversity, resilience and food and nutritional security

Both institutions will also prioritize initiatives associated with migration, productivity, research, development and agricultural innovation.

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Rural youth win IICA 2019 Hackathon with their app to protect animals against natural disasters

The competition took place this weekend at IICA Headquarters, with the technical support of SENASA, Microsoft, World Animal Protection and CENFOTEC University.

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St. Lucia beekeepers to receive support from Argentine experts under the Caribbean API Project

Two Argentine experts will arrive in December in the Caribbean country to train beekeepers in the use of a new variety of hives.

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