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December 9, 2015

Technical assistance: vital for funding and agricultural insurance

IDB, CABEI and USAID presented, in coordination with IICA, an overview of funding and insurance for agriculture in Central America, and the challenges yet to be resolved.

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December 9, 2015

IICA: Increase in prices of agricultural products is temporary

IICA report calms fears that the hike in the prices of corn, soybeans, and wheat will cause a food crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean similar to the one that occurred in 2007-2008.

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December 4, 2015

IICA prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary

Participating in the ceremony will be the President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, and the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin.

 

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December 4, 2015

IICA strengthens its partnership with the World Food Programme

Agreement between both organizations was signed during a ceremony to mark the Institute’s 70th Anniversary, at which the Executive Director of the WFP was the main speaker.

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December 4, 2015

IICA Executive Committee endorses results of technical cooperation

Delegations of 14 countries asked the Institute to continue to provide support in the areas of agricultural innovation, adaptation to and mitigation of the effects of climate change, and food security.

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December 4, 2015

IICA and FAO prepare cooperation agenda for the Caribbean

Within the framework of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture, representatives of the two organizations agreed to create a plan of work for 2013, centered on food security, agribusiness, health and productivity.

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December 4, 2015

IICA concludes participation in Caribbean Week with the presentation of its results

The Institute’s Director General met with the region’s Ministers of Agriculture to analyze the progress of ongoing projects and those programmed for 2013. He also had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Antigua.

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December 4, 2015

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister praises work of IICA in the Caribbean

Spencer Friday, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, met with Victor Villalobos, Director General of IICA; Victor del Angel, Director of Management and Regional Integration; and Una May Gordon, IICA's Representative in ECS.

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December 3, 2015

Technology package applied to the growing of soybeans generates environmental and economic benefits for the Southern Cone

The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture and IICA are publishing, within the framework of GCARD2, a comparative study of the advantages of genetically modified and conventional soybean crop.

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