Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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August 4, 2015

IICA provides support to strengthen agricultural research in Guatemala

Nuevo convenio pretende beneficiar las cadenas agrícolas de las regiones occidental, cardamomera y corredor seco oriental de este país.

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August 4, 2015

Results of agricultural census in Costa Rica presented

IICA provided support by training census takers from the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica and created a virtual classroom to function as a reference source for census takers while they visited farms.

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August 3, 2015

OAS recognizes IICA’s contribution to the development of the Americas

The Director General of IICA participated in the OAS General Assembly, held in the United States.

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August 3, 2015

Mexico supports training in tropical plants for technical personnel from 13 Caribbean countries

The Government of Mexico, IICA, the CICY (Mexico) and the University of West Indies at St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago) pool efforts to promote innovation and research in 13 Caribbean nations.

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August 3, 2015

Training in applied biotechnology in agriculture underway for Central America and the Caribbean

Agricultural professionals and producers from 13 countries in Central America and the Caribbean participated in a training event to drive agricultural development in their countries.

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August 3, 2015

Orchid dome drives rural inclusion and the conservation of biodiversity in Colombia

A project by IICA has benefited over 60 Colombian families by incorporating forest products to viable business models.

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August 3, 2015

Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas to discuss productivity and sustainability

This year, the highest-level meeting of the hemisphere’s agricultural sector will be taking place in Mexico, organized by that country’s Secretariat of Agriculture and IICA.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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August 3, 2015

IICA distributes environmentally friendly stoves in Haiti

The project distributes stoves that save energy and can use fuels other than firewood, thus reducing the rate of deforestation, and operates nurseries that grow fruit-bearing and timber-yielding trees.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 31, 2015

IICA to share experiences in innovation with the G-20

The Institute is involved in the preparation of an inter-agency document that will demonstrate to the G20 Ministers of Agriculture how innovation can play a key role in guaranteeing food security worldwide.

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