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Washington, D.C.

March 27, 2017

From the Desk of the Representative – IICA Delegation in the USA Newsletter — January – February 2017

Welcome to our first edition of 2017!  2017 is a very special year for us. This year, we will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of IICA.

 

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March 23, 2017

IICA study reveals benefits of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program of Canada for Latin American and Caribbean countries

The report highlights the improvement of socio-economic conditions for workers and their families, and stresses the need to improve knowledge transfer from Canadian farm businesses to the home countries of participants.

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Washington, D.C.

March 20, 2017

Does farm size matter for productivity? 

At first, it might seem obvious that agricultural productivity increases as farm size increases.  However, it all depends on what we are talking about.

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Bridgetown

March 15, 2017

Capacity boost for CARIFORUM towards international market presence of goods

An event held in Barbados helped to determine critical factors for Caribbean countries to successfully capitalize on international and regional market opportunities.

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Antigua and Barbuda

March 9, 2017

Donation of multi-crates will help improve the quality of post harvesting in agriculture

The donation of 850 multi-crates will ensure a constant supply of fresh produce to markets for income generation and for food security. The initiative was carried out by the Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy Programme (APP), executed by IICA and funded by the EU.

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Grenada

March 9, 2017

Grenada root crop farmers received donation of plastic packaging crates

Benefit distribution is part of the actions carried out by the Agriculture Policy Programme (APP)implemented by IICA, CARICOM and CARDI.

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Canada

March 1, 2017

Key concepts in food processing, product development and general concepts of Food Technology

These tutorial-style videos are intended to increase a viewer’s understanding of basic concepts of food science.

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Castries, St. Lucia

March 1, 2017

Youth in agriculture entrepeneurs win big at national business awards

Two innovative agricultural projects, supported and guided by IICA, were priced at the Annual Saint Lucia Business Awards.

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Trinidad and Tobago

February 8, 2017

Intra-ACP Agriculture Policy Programme (APP) with Focus on the Caribbean and Pacific: Contracts Awarded in 2016 over Euro 15,000

The Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy Programme, is a broad technical cooperation framework funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), which focuses on the two regions, Caribbean and the Pacific. The programme  supports the reduction and eradication of poverty in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries through sustainable development and successful integration of  enterprises in these economies into national, regional and, where appropriate, global markets. 

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