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IICA: 450 cooperation projects promoting agriculture in the Americas

At the meeting of IICA’s Executive Committee in Mexico, the Director General presented a report on his administration, which assumed office in 2010.

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IICA to promote Brazil’s experience in the field of rural area-based development

IICA is to encourage other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to apply the Brazilian model, a benchmark for development as well as social and economic inclusion in rural areas.

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IICA/El Salvador holds its annual accountability activity

The Director General of the Institute presented a report on IICA’s contribution to the Family Agriculture Plan of that Central American nation.

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Reactivation of agroindustries can trigger area-based development

An IICA project developed a methodology for promoting area-based development that involves using the chains approach to boost agroindustries and empowering the rural population.

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Costa Rica to update its National Biodiversity Strategy

IICA to provide support in seeking input from multiple sectors.

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Website activated for Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas

Available for download is the technical proposal that will guide the ministerial negotiations on water and agriculture, which was prepared by IICA and Argentine specialists.

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Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas gets under way in Argentina

The Vice President of Argentina, Amado Boudou, inaugurated the meeting and stressed the need for governments to lend political support to the technical efforts to improve the use of water in agriculture.

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Inter-American Board of Agriculture re-elects Director General of IICA

Víctor M. Villalobos, a citizen of Mexico, will remain at the helm of IICA for a second term, from 2014-2018.

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Family agriculture has a key role to play in ensuring food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

As part of the activities of the Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2013, being held in Buenos Aires, the three agencies presented their annual report on agriculture in the region.

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