Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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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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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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Director General of IICA visits Chile

He attended the presentation of the Institute’s technical cooperation strategy for Chile and participated in an intersectoral dialogue on policies for addressing the rise in food prices.

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South America should take advantage of high food prices to reduce inequality

Representatives of the governments of this region agreed to develop a joint agenda for addressing the principal challenges posed by the rise in and volatility of food prices.

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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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Governments will discuss measures for dealing with volatility and hike in food prices

FAO, ECLAC and IICA will promote two high level intergovernmental forums in Chile and El Salvador to examine the threats and opportunities arising from this situation.

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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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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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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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