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USA

December 16, 2016

Research aims to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production

Livestock activities occupy 13 million hectares in the Central American region, and is the main source of livelihood for thousands of rural families.

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands

December 16, 2016

World Economic Forum New Vision for Agriculture Transformation Leaders Workshop 2016

WEF and IICA are exploring options to promote together this approach in Latin America.

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Georgetown, Guyana

December 9, 2016

IICA participates in Panel Discussion on “Climate is Changing: Agriculture must too”

The IICA Delegation in Guyana continues to support the development of agriculture in Guyana. In collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Conservation International (CI), and the International Centre for Rainforest Conservation (IWOKARAMA). The delegation was represented by Mr.

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Trinidad and Tobago

December 1, 2016

Intra-ACP Agriculture Policy Programme (APP) with Focus on the Caribbean and Pacific: Contracts Awarded in 2015 over Euro15,000

The Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy Programme, is a broad technical cooperation framework funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), which focuses on the two regions, Caribbean and the Pacific. The programme  supports the reduction and eradication of poverty in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries through sustainable development and successful integration of  enterprises in these economies into national, regional and, where appropriate, global markets. 

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Trinidad and Tobago.

November 21, 2016

Progress, possibility and promise: employing Green Intensive Farming Technologies in Caribbean agriculture

New tools in use across the globe can provide the latest updates on water and fertilizer levels in a field and automatically turn on irrigation systems, and the latest and most efficient greenhouse structures can offer altered growing seasons for high demand fruits and vegetables. Technology is quickly becoming the farmers’ new best friend.

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Gender equality, the unresolved challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean

Gender gaps undermine the performance of the agricultural sector. Empowering rural women is vital to eradicate hunger and poverty, an OAS expert on the subject argues.

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Gender equity: engine for the development of family farming

The First Lady of Costa Rica, specialists and women producers call for gender mainstreaming in public agricultural policies.

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Cayman Islands

October 28, 2016

IICA calls for investment in agricultural research

The recommendation was made by the Director General of IICA at the official opening ceremony of the 14th Caribbean Week of Agriculture.

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Saint Lucia

October 27, 2016

IICA hosts training on facilitating associative internships for skills building on family agriculture

An internship training workshop built capacity to support improvement planning of producer groups and associations in the Caribbean.

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