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k_marshall

Ottawa, Ontario

June 30, 2017

Agriculture and Climate in the Americas

Agriculture is somewhat of a “double-edged sword”, in that its activities can both contribute to the negative impacts of climate change as well as mitigate these impacts. 

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margaret_z

Ottawa, Ontario

June 30, 2017

Shifting the Paradigm for Agricultural Productivity

IICA Canada’s Annual Accountability Seminar in May 2017 highlighted the potential for Latin American and Caribbean region to achieve productivity gains and position itself to be the world’s breadbasket.

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Trinidad and Tobago

June 20, 2017

IICA showcases it contribution to developing the agricultural sector in Trinidad and Tobago

Actions focused on resilience and risk management, agricultural health and food safety, productivity and competitiveness of agricultural chains and family agriculture.

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IICA identifies agricultural innovation as a solution for narrowing the global food gap

Effective knowledge transfer, improved practices and agricultural innovation could increase productivity in the Americas to better feed the growing global population.

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linden

Georgetown, Guyana

June 16, 2017

IICA, NGMC rolls out its seventh “Cost of Production” Workshop in Linden

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Delegation in Guyana in Collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) continues to provide technical assistance in the form of training of to farmers and agro-processors.

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 13, 2017

National Codex Committee Stakeholders’ Information Forum

Globally, food and nutrition security are of paramount importance to many countries, Guyana being no exception. One body which is assisting in the fight to maintain food and nutrition security in Guyana is the National Codex Committee(NCC)whose mandate it is to facilitate national discussion on food safety issue and present positions on food safety issues affecting producers and consumers.

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Belize

June 9, 2017

International Cooperation Roundtable on Agriculture June 8, 2017

On June 8, 2017, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Delegation in Belize hosted a roundtable for international development partners interested in aligning efforts and exploring opportunities for collaboration on joint initiatives to strengthen the agriculture sector in the country, based on the priorities of the Government.

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mg1

Washington, D.C.

June 7, 2017

From the Desk of the Representative – IICA Delegation in the USA Newsletter — March – April 2017

Welcome to our second edition of 2017!

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Washington, D.C.

June 7, 2017

Dupont Pioneer shares insight into CRISPR-Cas Technology

Dr. Gutterson shared how his organization is using CRISPR-Cas and how they are collaborating with international partners to bring the benefits of the technology to smallholder farmers.

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