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Integrated and differentiated agricultural policies can contribute to achieving sustainable development objectives

A new IICA publication brings together experiences in the Americas, China and the EU on this topic; readers are urged to take advantage of it to replicate actions in other countries around the hemisphere.

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Candidates for Director General of IICA outlined their work plan to the Executive Committee

Carlos Furche from Chile and Manuel Otero from Argentina are the candidates for the position. The election will be held in October 2017 during the meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA).

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​Eight years of work, an abundant harvest of results

In his address to the Executive Committee, Victor M. Villalobos, Director General of IICA, presented the results achieved under his leadership and called for strengthening the stability of the Institute to continue working for the benefit of agriculture in the hemisphere.

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IICA’s stamp on agriculture in the Americas

The Institute is pleased to present a digital version of its 2016 Annual Report, a productive harvest of IICA’s contributions to agriculture in its member countries.

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IICA and Bayer Crop Science collaborate on a new virtual course to support agricultural producers in complying with food safety standards

The parties signed a cooperative agreement to develop an online course based on training material created by Bayer. The course will be available on IICA’s virtual campus.

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Belize

July 7, 2017

Annual Accountability Seminar

 

Annual Accountability Seminar

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Countries strengthen capacities around the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures and good regulatory practices

A Regional workshop held in Costa Rica was attended by 18 IICA member states and Cuba to share experiences in the subject and take good practices back to their countries.

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Belize

July 5, 2017

Productivity enhancement of Banana Farms through integrated soil fertility management in the Banana Belt Area of Belize.

IICA staff mission from several country delegations (Costa Rica, Grenada, Haiti, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago) prepare a project proposal to increase banana productivity by increasing soil fertility and using improved planting material.

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Belize

July 5, 2017

STRENTHENING OF THE AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICE

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESDI) has partnered with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to collaborate on the development of a National Agriculture Research and Extension Strategy.  

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