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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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“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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Georgetown, Guyana

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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Caribbean countries take part in the Regional Colloquium of the Codex Alimentarius

The meeting, organized by IICA and the United States Department of Agriculture, is the third to be held in Latin America this year.

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IICA supports strategy to promote value added in Costa Rican agriculture

The Institute is supporting the process of modernizing Costa Rica’s institutional framework for agriculture undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

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IICA attended the inauguration of President Evo Morales

In Bolivia, the Director General of IICA was honored by the Association of Agronomists for his professional achievements and contributions to agricultural and rural development.

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EMBRAPA and IICA evaluate financing of 33 project proposals for the development of agriculture in LAC

Fifty-eight projects designed to strengthen small-scale agriculture were submitted in response to the third call for proposals of the LAC Market Place initiative.

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Colombia hosted dialogue of LAC countries on Codex Alimentarius

Delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean sought to establish positions regarding food health and safety designed to safeguard consumer health.

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