Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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July 28, 2015

IICA Highlights 2010-2014 Strategy for the Caribbean Region at OAS

The strategy seeks to improve sanitary conditions for plants and animals; to increase agriculture production; to promote agribusiness and agricultural tourism and to address climate change.

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July 28, 2015

IICA Updates U.S. State Department of Activities in Haiti

“Throughout 2010, IICA acted as a bridge for horizontal cooperation in efforts to begin rebuilding Haiti’s agriculture sector and improving food security.”– Victor M. Villalobos, IICA Director General.

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July 28, 2015

Scientific and technical network will work on the adaptation of agriculture to climate change

Mexico, Central America and Colombia will be taking part in an IICA initiative designed to increase the institutional capabilities for managing the impact of climate change in the region.

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July 28, 2015

Central American countries agree on the need for regional responses to food price hikes

High-level dialogue in El Salvador concludes with recommendations for the development of a regional agenda to help bolster agricultural production and food security in the isthmus.

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July 27, 2015

Costa Rica and IICA sign agreement to organize hemispheric agricultural meeting

Ministerial will be held in San Jose on October 19-21 and has been declared an event of public and national interest.

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July 27, 2015

More than 1 billion hectares planted in biotechnological crops since 1996

Small-scale farmers make up 90% of all those who grow such crops.

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July 27, 2015

While at IICA, Minister of Agriculture of Barbados reviewed agricultural challenges of his country

Senior agricultural sector authorities visited three sustainable agriculture farms in Costa Rica; will attempt to promote the application of such practices in their country.

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July 27, 2015

Costa Rica to be the site of the most important meeting of ministers of agriculture held in the hemisphere

The Director General of IICA made the announcement during a coordination meeting involving several of the Institute’s member countries.

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July 27, 2015

Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Raises Institutional Profile in Washington, DC

Villalobos met with officials of strategic partners and US government agencies.

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