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October 29, 2019

The President of Costa Rica and the Director General of IICA open the 2019 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture

The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, will inaugurate the 2019 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas in San Jose.

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October 28, 2019

IICA held training sessions to operationalize Grenada’s national abattoir

The first phase of this AHFS Programme in Grenada, in June 2019, involved an assessment of the equipment at the abattoir.

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October 28, 2019

Ministers of agriculture of the Americas discuss steps to quicken the pace of development

Ministers and secretaries of agriculture of 34 countries in the Americas will meet in Costa Rica this week to discuss ways of boosting the sector’s contributions to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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September 30, 2019

Technological advances are revolutionizing regional trade in Mexican avocados

A methodology that accurately determines the maturity of the fruit is saving farmers from millions of dollars in losses. 

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September 19, 2019

Director General of IICA completed an intense work agenda in Washington D.C

Manuel Otero held meetings with high-level authorities of the USDA and the U.S. Department of State and attended the signing of an agreement between the OAS and Zicosur, which will strengthen the institutional framework of this integration mechanism.

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September 19, 2019

The FDA and IICA to develop digital platforms to provide training on the FSMA food safety legislation

Joint project aims to strengthen the region’s food safety systems and protect consumers from foodborne diseases.

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September 17, 2019

Panama to host conference on controlled-environment agriculture

A total of 400 specialists and 40 companies will gather in Panama City to explore the future of agricultural trade and production.

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September 17, 2019

FUNIBER and IICA launch first hemispheric call for scholarship applications

Initiative will benefit 1,700 students and young professionals throughout the Americas.

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September 17, 2019

Research studies aimed at resolving challenges faced by Latin American and Caribbean coffee farmers were presented in Guatemala

PROMECAFE, an initiative supported by IICA, held a symposium with 330 participants from 14 countries across the region, which is home to more than one million coffee-farming families.

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