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Granada e São Vicente e Granadinas

March 6, 2025

Along with Chile and Uruguay, IICA strengthens food security in Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with donations of seeds, broiler chickens and laying hens

These contributions, obtained through the Institute’s partners in Chile and Uruguay, are part of the specialized agency for agricultural and rural development’s efforts to rebuild the agriculture sector in the wake of the devastation in the island nations caused by Hurricane Beryl in 2024.

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Kingston, Jamaica; Saint John’s, Antigua Y Barbuda; Castries, ST Lucia

March 5, 2025

IICA launches NextGenSP project, aimed at revitalizing sweet potato production to boost food security in the Caribbean

The initiative, which will address critical challenges to sweet potato production, aims to unleash the crop’s full potential to improve food security in the region.

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Mexico City, 7 febrero, 2025

February 7, 2025

Mexico and IICA intensify cooperation to control and eradicate the New World Screwworm

The specialized organization in agricultural and rural development will expend significant financial resources to support actions to prevent and control the pest within Mexico.

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Brasilia, Brasil

January 21, 2025

Countries producing animal protein must adequately fund their public veterinary services to avoid jeopardizing their exports, warned James Roth, an expert from Iowa State University

The specialist stated that the continent currently has a good phytosanitary status in the main animal protein-producing and exporting countries but must be prepared to respond to potential disease outbreaks and provide confidence to its trading partners.

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

December 12, 2024

U.S. Department of Agriculture and IICA visited Trinidad and Tobago as their second stop in the testing program against the African Swine Fever

In a joint effort between experts from IICA and the USDA, Trinidad and Tobago was visited, as the second country in the Caribbean to establish the surveillance and prevention strategy, as the actions to be taken against the ASF, a program that will be extended to other countries in the region.

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San José, Costa Rica

December 5, 2024

The United States Department of Agriculture, IICA, and other international organizations join forces to halt the spread of the New World Screwworm.

The training and communication aspects necessary for the prevention, control, and eradication of the New World Screwworm were jointly planned at the meeting.

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Chile

October 18, 2024

Consultoría para organizar una simulación de una reunión plenaria internacional del Codex Alimentarius (Mock Session).

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October 7, 2024

IICA Director General will meet with FAO counterpart in Rome and take part in discussion on technology access to overcome food insecurity with African farmers

The IICA Director General’s participation in the debate in Rome will be geared towards strengthening collaboration between the Americas and Africa to overcome food insecurity.

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October 2, 2024

IICA promotes harmonization of technical regulations in Central America and the Caribbean to facilitate regional trade and promote exports to the United States

A meeting was held to discuss processes aimed at improving food safety standards and facilitating trade in the region for the benefit of producers and consumers.

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