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Ottawa, Canada

May 25, 2016

IICA and the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture to tighten cooperation

The highest authorities of the two entities met in Ottawa to discuss common concerns and identify actions on behalf of agriculture.

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Central America and the Dominican Republic aim at strengthening the production of safer food

A course on food safety auditing, organized by IICA and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will allow countries to update their capacities in this area.

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Central America and the Dominican Republic now have over 400 trained food inspection professionals

The training took place in 2015 and 2016 as part of the IICA project: Regional Virtual School for Food Inspectors (RVSFI).

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Washington, D.C.

May 13, 2016

From the Desk of the Representative – IICA Delegation in the USA Newsletter — March—April 2016

By all accounts, 2016 has been a very exciting and busy year for IICA around the hemisphere as we are reaching the mid-point of the implementation of our current Medium Term Plan; but most importantly, because everyone at IICA continues to work to produce significant transformations to advance a competitive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture in our hemisphere.

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USA

May 13, 2016

Commercialization Strategies that Add Value and Facilitate Market Access for Agricultural Producers

In this issue we are sharing the developments related to the definition of the proposed marketing strategies: local foods (short supply chains), agricultural supply chain linkages, and differentiated products.

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Belize.

May 11, 2016

CARIFORUM seeks to increase fisheries exports through improved safety measures

With support from IICA, Caribbean countries studied Iceland’s experience with the aim of strengthening their value chains and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.

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Bridgetown, Barbados

May 9, 2016

Capacities in Leptospirosis Diagnostic Testing in the CARIFORUM Region being boosted

The competence of professionals and diagnostic capacity within the Region regarding laboratory testing of Leptospirosis bacteria is being significantly upgraded, says IICA Barbados Head.   

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Washington

May 2, 2016

IICA meets with the private sector to explore partnership opportunities

“The challenge that agriculture faces are significant and IICA cannot do it alone” stated Director General of IICA, Víctor M. Villalobos.

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New book promotes efficient energy use to improve competitiveness and sustainability in agricultural chains

The publication, produced by IICA, was launched today in the context of the Seventh Latin American and Caribbean Energy Efficiency Seminar held in Uruguay.

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