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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 4, 2016

IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic articulates efforts of joint work with the productive sector

The IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic has taken a new approach with the private agricultural organizations in the country and has been having various meetings with the clear objective to coordinate efforts with these instances in which IICA can offer all its technical cooperation.

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

July 4, 2016

IICA Delegation the Dominican Republic presents 2015 Results of the Technical Cooperation

In a significant but humble meeting, the IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic presented the Accountability Event to present the 2015 results of the technical cooperation agenda on Wednesday June 22nd 2016,  according to the provisions IICA regulations for the delegations in all the member countries.

All the outcomes and activities implemented last year were presented by Mr. Frank Lam, IICA Representative in the Dominican Republic to the authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and other public and private institutions of the agricultural sector.

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June 29, 2016

New agricultural technologies support the fight against desertification and efforts to mitigate the effects of drought

IICA shares the experiences of Brazil and Paraguay with participants in the virtual course entitled “Good practices and technological innovations in water sowing and harvesting.”

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Ottawa, Canada

June 27, 2016

Annual Accountability Seminar

Another year and another successful seminar with IICA’s stakeholders. This year’s Annual Accountability Seminar provided an opportunity to present our results from 2015 and to engage in an important dialogue on climate change.

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Ottawa, Canada

June 27, 2016

Representative’s Corner

This period marked the start of a new financial year as well as the first full budget year of a new Government in Canada.  

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Kingston, Jamaica

June 27, 2016

Five Caribbean countries seek to improve soil quality by using organic matter to manage soil degradation

With support from IICA, representatives from Jamaica, Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Suriname and Guyana received training in sustainable soil management practices and processes for remediating soil degradation.

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Barbados

June 19, 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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June 10, 2016

Sustainable soil management is key to increasing agricultural productivity

At a forum organized by IICA, experts explained why good practices such as sound management of soil organic matter are necessary to promote resilient agricultural systems.

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Ottawa, Canada

June 10, 2016

A conversation on: Climate Change – A trigger for more resilient food systems

During its Annual Accountability Seminar, IICA’s Delegation in Canada was pleased to host an interesting conversation on building resilience in food systems to address climate change impacts. 

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