“If we want to improve access to food, we must promote agribusiness and small producers while at the same time, ensuring that agricultural trade is not only open, but also fair and orderly”, said Victor Villalobos, Director General of IICA, in a meeting with US government agencies.
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IICA’s contributions to agriculture in the Americas were acknowledged by the Ambassadors to the OAS Permanent Council.
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One of the objectives of the Family Agriculture Plan of El Salvador is to provide 16,000 farmers with training in ways to increase productivity. IICA fully supports this ambitious initiative.
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FAO, IICA and ECLAC document summarizes the conclusions of four dialogues held in the Southern Cone, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico to discuss ways to promote agriculture and make those who earn their livelihoods in agriculture less vulnerable.
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With technical support from IICA, the ambitious Family Agriculture Plan aims to afford thousands of small farmers access to the country’s domestic food market.
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Internet users throughout the world can participate in the virtual congress spearheaded by IICA and the Ministry of Agricultural Development of Brazil, as a means of contributing to the discussions of the Rio+20 Conference to be held in June of this year.
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The findings will be presented at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development, to be held in October.
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Competitiveness in agribusiness, agricultural health and food safety as well as access to genetic resources are some of the areas in which the two organizations will work over the next two years.
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Increasing agricultural productivity and achieving a high quality of life in rural areas are the main objectives of an agreement signed between IICA and one of the main financial institutions in the Americas.
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