Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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August 24, 2015

Territorial brand launched in the southern section of Costa Rica with support from IICA

New agricultural consortium will market its products under the brand name “Brunca”; beans from the southern area will be the first ones sold under this label.

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August 24, 2015

New appellations of origin and geographical indication for Central American coffee

Project financed by IDB/FOMIN and supported by IICA made facilitated the registration of two appellations of origin in El Salvador and Guatemala and a geographical indication in Honduras.

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August 18, 2015

Changes to LAC standards for pesticides use in food promoted

IICA, USDA, and FAO support research in 11 Latin American countries to update the maximum residual levels of pesticides in food for this region.

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August 18, 2015

IICA Deputy Director General discusses collaboration with Canadian Food Inspection Agency President

The autorities discussed the strategy adopted by IICA to achieve a more productive and competitive agriculture in the Americas.

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August 18, 2015

Canada to strengthen regulatory framework for food inspection

New legislation establishes the same inspection processes for food imports and exports and domestically produced foodstuffs.

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August 18, 2015

Conflict between Russia and Ukraine could affect agriculture in the Americas

The Director General of IICA recommended closely monitoring market signals and reviewing import and export strategies for wheat and corn.

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August 18, 2015

Tomato consortium set up in Costa Rica

The alliance was created under an IICA program financed by Europe aimed at strengthening the food security of small-scale producers in Central America.

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August 17, 2015

IICA and CONACYT extend scholarship program in Mexico for another three years

Developing human talent to promote the modernization of agriculture in the Americas.

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August 12, 2015

First stage of Mexico’s agricultural training for the Caribbean completed

Subjects of the courses held for Caribbean professionals and producers included plant pathology, soil and water conservation and sheep production.

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