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May 4, 2021

PROCAGICA supports female participation in Salvadoran coffee production

María de Los Angeles Alvarado, coop member and program beneficiary, is undertaking key activities that relate to the quality of the coffee. She is putting into practice the lessons learned through the initiative, such as selective picking of the bean, which she then sends to be processed into parchment coffee, in order to obtain a better price.

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April 29, 2021

The Minister of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic underscored the key role of the sector in the recovery and boosting of this country’s economy

Minister Limber Cruz announced a record production of beans, rice, vegetables, tomatoes and onions, as well as cooperation actions with Costa Rica to modernize the coffee industry. "We will be self-sufficient in coffee and we will export this product again," he said. Major support was also given to the fruit growing sector.

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April 29, 2021

Agreement between Vázquez de Coronado and IICA to embark on the construction of the Plaza of Agriculture of the Americas

Roland Méndez, Mayor of the Costa Rican municipality that is home to IICA Headquarters and Manuel Otero, the Director General of the international organization, signed a document of understanding regarding the construction of an ambitious project, which was declared a site of Public Interest, by the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado.

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April 26, 2021

IICA supports the Honduran Secretariat of Agriculture in a project to spur improved food safety in Honduras and Belize

The initiative— “Piloting the Use of Voluntary Third-Party Assurance Programs in Central America (Belize and Honduras)—will receive technical and administrative support from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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April 23, 2021

Together with SENASICA, IICA contributes to strengthening agrifood health and safety in Mexico

The Institute presented reports on the operational programs it implements with the Mexican Government to help safeguard the country’s phytosanitary status.

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April 21, 2021

Family farmers should have access to new technologies to fuel greater productivity, sustainability and income

Luciano Braverman, Director of Education for Microsoft Latin America spoke with the Agro América program, airing on Brazilian TV channel Agro Mais. about the role of rural schools in technology incorporation processes.

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April 15, 2021

International dairy sector associations and IICA release publication on the essential role of dairy in sustainable food systems

A newly released document compiles the technical perspectives of experts convened by the GDP, USDEC and IICA to discuss dairy’s role in healthy food, nutrition and socioeconomic development in the Americas.

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April 15, 2021

IICA expresses solidarity with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, calling for support of the recovery efforts

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April 14, 2021

USDEC, UPEACE and IICA train national Codex Alimentarius officers in the Americas

Through an online training course, representatives from 24 countries in the hemisphere will improve their consensus-building skills.

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