Belize
December 17, 2018
Recognising the need to improve productivity in back-yard chicken rearing, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture allocated a small amount of funding “To promote coops and biosecurity measures to improve the health and productivity of chickens reared in back-yards.”
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Ottawa
December 13, 2018
The group met in Ottawa, to hare scientific updates on related activities in countries across the world, plan of mapping exercises as well as learn of funding opportunities under the European Commission’s framework programs.
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Ottawa
December 13, 2018
Agriculture and development professionals from across Canada and around the world came together to celebrate the successes of the CA$124.5 million Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF).
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October 30, 2018
Study maintains that improvements in port infrastructure will foster smooth and secure trade flow of food products as well as the development of small farmers in the region.
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St George's, Grenada
October 23, 2018
17 workers from one of the most important processing plants in the country were trained by IICA regarding mitigation and risk reduction
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October 23, 2018
The course will be delivered in a face to face format in Geneva, Switzerland, and will be attended by 25 specialists in the area. The training will take place over the next three weeks.
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October 9, 2018
During a visit to Barbados to attend the Caribbean Week of Agriculture, the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, met in Bridgetown with the country’s Prime Minister, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, assuring her that the hemispheric organization - which specializes in agricultural development and rural well-being - would provide technical support for a plan to multiply sheep herds, thereby contributing to food security in this Caribbean country.
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September 17, 2018
Starting today, the professionals are receiving training at a regional workshop in Costa Rica, sharing expertise and information with exporters, producers and academics. The event was declared open by the United States Ambassador to Costa Rica, Sharon Day, and IICA’s Deputy Director General, Lloyd Day.
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September 12, 2018
Robert Ahern, head of Agricultural Health and Food Safety (AHFS) at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), argued that the challenge the region faces in implementing electronic phytosanitary certification, which will prove critical to market access, will be to adjust for the differences in each country.
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