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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

June 28, 2016

3rd World Cocoa Conference in Dominican Republic

The by-line of the 3rd World Cocoa Conference held in beautiful Punta Cana was “Building bridges between producers and consumers”.

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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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WTO-IICA Reference Center celebrates four years of service to the agriculture sector in the hemisphere through knowledge management

In 2015, the Center fielded over 400 technical queries about market access for agricultural products and trade and agricultural policies in the Americas.

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Barbados

June 16, 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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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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Cocoa value-added processes will generate new business opportunities and greater income for women producers

An IICA project seeks to ensure the sustainability of cocoa production by promoting value-added products.

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Barbados

June 2, 2016

CARIFORUM Region one step closer to attaining Model Legislation in Agricultural Health and Food Safety

 

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IICA and FDA join efforts to disseminate information about new food safety rules in the U.S.

The entities seek to inform exporters and U.S. importers of the entry into force of the new rules and address their questions on this topic.

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IICA-CONACYT scholarship program to benefit one thousand students by the end of the year

Between January and May 2016 alone, the academic initiative benefited 105 new professionals in the Americas, which speaks to the program’s success throughout its four years of operation.

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