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August 28, 2015

IICA presents results to ministers and strengthens alliances with its partners in the Caribbean

The Director General of IICA announced the startup of a training program for technical officers from the Caribbean. Beginning next year, courses on specific agricultural topics will be given in Mexico, in English.

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August 28, 2015

IICA presents opportunities to the private sector for investing in the agricultural sector of the Americas

At a meeting with the Global Harvest Initiative, the Director-General of IICA promoted the benefits of assigning more resources to innovation and productivity in the region.

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August 27, 2015

Importers to be required to certify the safety of foodstuffs entering the United States

With support from IICA, the FDA revealed for the US’s trading partners in Latin America and the Caribbean two sets of regulations that would change the process involved in exporting food to that country.

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August 27, 2015

IICA and WTO take their strategic partnership to a new level

The Director General of IICA and the Deputy Director-General of the WTO met in Switzerland to consider new forms of cooperation in the areas of agriculture and trade negotiations.

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August 27, 2015

IICA Director General begins second term of office on 15 January

The Ministers of Agriculture of the hemisphere reelected Mexican Víctor M. Villalobos in September 2013.

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August 27, 2015

Víctor M. Villalobos begins second term at helm of IICA

The Mexican’s second consecutive term as Director General of IICA will run from 2014 to 2018.

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August 26, 2015

New project will strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary regulations in the Caribbean

EU initiative to be implemented by IICA is designed to strengthen the legal framework governing the sanitary and phytosanitary standards applied in the region.

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August 25, 2015

Latin America and the Caribbean establish regional positions for next meetings of Codex Alimentarius

Countries aim to play a more active part in the approval of international standards on agricultural health and food safety.

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August 25, 2015

IICA and SICA strengthen cooperation ties

The Director General of IICA and the Secretary General of SICA met today in Costa Rica to promote cooperation actions aimed at improving conditions in Central America’s agricultural sector.

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