April 4, 2017
The initiative, executed by IICA, USDA-FAS and USAID, seeks to support capacity-building in strategic topics for the countries.
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Washington, D.C.
March 20, 2017
As an international organization in favor of science based standards for food safety and trade, IICA has been following very closely the most recently developments on antimicrobial resistance international standards setting.
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Bridgetown
March 15, 2017
An event held in Barbados helped to determine critical factors for Caribbean countries to successfully capitalize on international and regional market opportunities.
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Canada
March 1, 2017
These tutorial-style videos are intended to increase a viewer’s understanding of basic concepts of food science.
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Antigua and Barbuda
February 8, 2017
There is need for promoting more harmonized and equivalent mechanisms among the ECS to consolidate agricultural exports to markets outside of the sub-region.
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January 17, 2017
The new edition of CSAM was published under this motto. It's a methodology that assesses the weaknesses in agricultural chains that cause food losses and also helps identify solutions to this problem.
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Ottawa, Canada
December 15, 2016
The McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), in conjunction with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI), launched the 2016 Global Nutrition Report (GNR) in November with an engaging panel and a backdrop of exciting food start-ups. The GNR was however sobering. It underscored the stark realities regarding malnutrition security facing many in the world. Even in Canada, it was recognized that obesity, micronutrient deficiency, and nutrient-related non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers have affected millions of individuals and produced significant social and economic costs.
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Castries, St. Lucia
November 25, 2016
Introduction of basic principles and practices for implementing a traceability system on farms and agro-processing sites.
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Antigua and Barbuda
November 17, 2016
“Train the trainer” initiative commences in Antigua and Barbuda. The workshop was conducted by two professionals who were trained specifically to train other professionals on this topic.
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