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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 4, 2016

IICA Delegation the Dominican Republic presents 2015 Results of the Technical Cooperation

In a significant but humble meeting, the IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic presented the Accountability Event to present the 2015 results of the technical cooperation agenda on Wednesday June 22nd 2016,  according to the provisions IICA regulations for the delegations in all the member countries.

All the outcomes and activities implemented last year were presented by Mr. Frank Lam, IICA Representative in the Dominican Republic to the authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and other public and private institutions of the agricultural sector.

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June 21, 2016

WTO-IICA Reference Center celebrates four years of service to the agriculture sector in the hemisphere through knowledge management

In 2015, the Center fielded over 400 technical queries about market access for agricultural products and trade and agricultural policies in the Americas.

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Barbados

June 19, 2016

Safe pesticide management and use being addressed in the Caribbean

Twelve countries from the CARIFORUM Region met at the 21st Meeting of the Coordinating Group of Pesticides Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) in Belize to discuss responsible pest and pesticide management in the Sub-region. 

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Barbados

June 2, 2016

CARIFORUM Region one step closer to attaining Model Legislation in Agricultural Health and Food Safety

 

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June 1, 2016

IICA and FDA join efforts to disseminate information about new food safety rules in the U.S.

The entities seek to inform exporters and U.S. importers of the entry into force of the new rules and address their questions on this topic.

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May 30, 2016

IICA-CONACYT scholarship program to benefit one thousand students by the end of the year

Between January and May 2016 alone, the academic initiative benefited 105 new professionals in the Americas, which speaks to the program’s success throughout its four years of operation.

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May 25, 2016

Central America and the Dominican Republic aim at strengthening the production of safer food

A course on food safety auditing, organized by IICA and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will allow countries to update their capacities in this area.

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May 24, 2016

Central America and the Dominican Republic now have over 400 trained food inspection professionals

The training took place in 2015 and 2016 as part of the IICA project: Regional Virtual School for Food Inspectors (RVSFI).

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USA

May 12, 2016

Commercialization Strategies that Add Value and Facilitate Market Access for Agricultural Producers

In this issue we are sharing the developments related to the definition of the proposed marketing strategies: local foods (short supply chains), agricultural supply chain linkages, and differentiated products.

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