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Barbados

June 16, 2016

Safe pesticide management and use being addressed in the Caribbean

Twelve countries from the CARIFORUM Region met at the 21st Meeting of the Coordinating Group of Pesticides Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) in Belize to discuss responsible pest and pesticide management in the Sub-region. 

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Differentiated public policies are key to strengthening family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean

At a forum organized by IICA, specialists agreed on the need to make this social category a priority on public agendas in order to devise a legal framework that will strengthen it.

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Barbados

June 2, 2016

CARIFORUM Region one step closer to attaining Model Legislation in Agricultural Health and Food Safety

 

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IICA-CONACYT scholarship program to benefit one thousand students by the end of the year

Between January and May 2016 alone, the academic initiative benefited 105 new professionals in the Americas, which speaks to the program’s success throughout its four years of operation.

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Ottawa, Canada

May 25, 2016

IICA and the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture to tighten cooperation

The highest authorities of the two entities met in Ottawa to discuss common concerns and identify actions on behalf of agriculture.

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Washington, D.C.

May 13, 2016

From the Desk of the Representative – IICA Delegation in the USA Newsletter — March—April 2016

By all accounts, 2016 has been a very exciting and busy year for IICA around the hemisphere as we are reaching the mid-point of the implementation of our current Medium Term Plan; but most importantly, because everyone at IICA continues to work to produce significant transformations to advance a competitive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture in our hemisphere.

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USA

May 13, 2016

Capacity Development at IICA to Assist Latin American Countries Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

IICA and its partners are working in 34 member countries to contribute directly or indirectly to the achievement of the SDGs.

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Innovations by small farmers in Latin America contribute to climate change adaptation

A contest sponsored by IICA, IDB and FONTAGRO gathered successful cases of sustainable and climate-smart family farming, in an effort to disseminate and replicate innovations for dealing with the pounding effects of climate change.

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Washington

May 2, 2016

IICA meets with the private sector to explore partnership opportunities

“The challenge that agriculture faces are significant and IICA cannot do it alone” stated Director General of IICA, Víctor M. Villalobos.

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