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IICA strengthens ties with the European Union by signing an agreement in the Caribbean

ICA and the European Union signed a cooperation agreement under which 8.6 million Euros will be provided to strengthen institutions in the Caribbean involved in the issue of food security.

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IICA and the FAO to pool resources in the Dominican Republic

The organizations will support each other in projects aimed at bolstering the milk chain, conducting an agricultural census, and strengthening agricultural markets and pest control.

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Central America and the Caribbean to update their agricultural R&D indicators

IICA and several other agencies are to implement a project aimed at updating the information on agricultural research and development in the two regions, in order to highlight the need for increased investment in those areas.

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FDA proposes new food safety standards for farms and facilities

According to a videoconference organized by IICA with FDA specialists, the rules would apply both to domestic and foreign operations.

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IICA Director General reiterates commitment to Haiti’s agricultural sector

He met with the ministers of agriculture and tourism, with whom he pledged to work on agribusiness, research, and agro-tourism issues.

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Land in Latin America and the Caribbean will be key to increased food production

During a presentation at IICA Headquarters, the Director of the USDA’s Global Policy Analysis Division explained this region’s potential to provide food for the world’s growing population.

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Ambassadors to the OAS give ringing endorsement to IICA’s technical support for agriculture

Víctor M. Villalobos, Director General of IICA; José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the OAS; and Arturo Vallarino, Chairman of OAS's Permanent Council and Ambassador of Panamá. Photo OAS.

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Jamaica

November 19, 2015

Strengthening Agricultural Health and Food Safety

10th EDF SPS Project provides capacity building training for stakeholders in Jamaica's Agricultural Health and Food Safety Sector.

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Innovation: the challenge facing wholesale agricultural markets

A workshop on modern management is being held in Costa Rica to address the issue.

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