Trinidad and Tobago
February 1, 2016
FURTHER DEADLINE EXTENSION: Request for Proposal: Direct Technical Assistance to CARIFORUM countries to Develop/Strengthen Agricultural Policies/Plans/Strategies in Five Member States (Haiti, Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Guyana
January 26, 2016
The IICA Representative in Guyana provided an overview of the Institute’s main achievements in the previous year.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
National authorities and authorities from IICA met with beneficiaries of the largest program in El Salvador in support of agriculture.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Hemispheric forum on agricultural research will adopt a regional position on priorities for innovation in agriculture, in advance of a global meeting on the same topic.
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IICA report calms fears that the hike in the prices of corn, soybeans, and wheat will cause a food crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean similar to the one that occurred in 2007-2008.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Participating in the ceremony will be the President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, and the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin.
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Delegations of 14 countries asked the Institute to continue to provide support in the areas of agricultural innovation, adaptation to and mitigation of the effects of climate change, and food security.
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Within the framework of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture, representatives of the two organizations agreed to create a plan of work for 2013, centered on food security, agribusiness, health and productivity.
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The Institute’s Director General met with the region’s Ministers of Agriculture to analyze the progress of ongoing projects and those programmed for 2013. He also had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Antigua.
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