Georgetown, Guyana
April 28, 2017
The Delegation of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture in Guyana in collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation and Propel facilitated a one-day Cost of Production workshop in the Village of St. Ignatius Region 9. The objective of the workshop was to empower farmers and agro-processors with the skills of identifying costs of input supplies and labour.
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The Director General of IICA presented the Institute’s 2016 Annual Report to the Permanent Council of the OAS. Country representatives highlighted the Institute’s contributions to agriculture in the hemisphere.
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The average consumption of cacao in Canada amounts to 6.4 kilos per person each year, making the country as the ninth largest consumer of chocolate in the world.
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Pamaribo, Suriname
April 10, 2017
The IICA Representative in Suriname reported to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries the main achievements in 2016 and presented the main focuses for 2017.
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Brazilian case shows that geographic planning, through hydro-information systems, allows for integrated planning and efficient use of water, energy, and food resources.
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Grenada
March 31, 2017
The Permanent Secretary with responsibility for Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries of Grenada, on behalf of Minister Yolande Bain-Horsford, acknowledged IICA´s contribution to the agricultural sector and to the socio-economic development of the country.
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This conclusion was drawn from the 2nd Congress on Agricultural Research for Development, held this month in Madrid.
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Ottawa
March 28, 2017
The year was off to a great start for the IICA Delegation in Canada in the 3 main themes reflected in our revised Country Strategy - technical cooperation projects with Canadian partners, technical addressing technical capacity in member states and maintaining interest and support of Canadian Government.
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The report highlights the improvement of socio-economic conditions for workers and their families, and stresses the need to improve knowledge transfer from Canadian farm businesses to the home countries of participants.
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