October 23, 2020
Attending the meeting were Tom Vilsack, former United States Secretary of Agriculture and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council; Ted McKinney, U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs; Fritz Schneider, Chair of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock; and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, among other specialists.
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San Jose, Costa Rica
October 21, 2020
Express Support for IICA’s Drive for Science Based Policies Globally
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October 12, 2020
The coffee leaf rust pest devastated Vásquez’s plot; however, the adequate use of fertilizers and disease- and pest-resistant coffee varieties has played a crucial role in overcoming the situation and achieving a healthy plot of land.
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September 30, 2020
Brazil, Grenada, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago have introduced initiatives to maintain trade and food safety at the national and regional levels.
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September 24, 2020
The organizations signed a cooperation agreement to pursue actions in the areas of productivity, competitiveness, agricultural health and food safety, animal health, environmental sustainability and technological innovation, to benefit the agriculture and livestock sector of the Americas.
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September 18, 2020
International research center experts joined the Director General of IICA in a forum to analyze the challenges and opportunities for agriculture in the Americas, as it seeks to become the world’s major food supplier.
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September 17, 2020
The global company’s discussion with partners about training, support and technology to generate income and promote sustainable production models was consistent with IICA’s objectives.
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August 28, 2020
The Costa Rican Coffee Institute (ICAFE) developed the measures, with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). There was a presentation of 26 infographics, outlining the sanitary measures to be implemented by the Costa Rican coffee sector.
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San José, Costa Rica
August 26, 2020
Initiative will focus on strengthening the regulatory framework in sanitary and phytosanitary measures, the capacity building in SPS compliance and the strengthening the fisheries sector in SPS controls.
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