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IICA to take part in forum on sustainable landscape management in Lima

The Director General of IICA will be participating in the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, an event dealing with forest conservation, agriculture, energy and climate change.

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Reforestation and energy saving stoves are improving living conditions in Haiti

The opening of a tree nursery, the use of more efficient wood burning stoves, the planting of improved varieties and the construction of a poultry farm are some of the actions carried out under this inspiring project.

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Agricultural activities designed to increase production and thereby improve food security

The beneficiaries have been able to sell the surpluses that are not used for direct household consumption.

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IICA will support capacity building in agriculture in Suriname

The scholarship and professional development program would make it possible to meet the training needs expressed by the country’s agricultural authorities, stated the Director General of IICA.

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Rural dwellings in Peru incorporate innovations and use renewable energies

At the Voices for Climate forum, held within the framework of the COP 20 in Lima, the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) with the Andean Region presented several innovative initiatives. The EEP program is implemented by IICA with funding from the Government of Finland.

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“For agriculture to be sustainable, it has to incorporate knowledge and innovation”

At the Global Landscapes Forum, an activity being held in Lima parallel to the COP 20, IICA underscored the need to increase efficiency in converting natural resources into food.

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Promotion of the use of clean energies to improve agricultural productivity in the Andean region

At the COP 20 in Peru, IICA’s EEP program and other international organizations gave presentations highlighting the progress made with initiatives for the use of renewable energies in agricultural production.

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April 22, 2015

IICA promotes access for Guyana’s producers to local markets

As part of the support it provides to the Agricultural Policies Program (APP) of the Caribbean, IICA analyzed the challenges Guyana’s producers are facing to tap into local markets.

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IICA and scientific research center in Yucatán join forces to promote innovations in agriculture

New agreement will make it possible to generate projects related to tissue culture and specialized training.

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