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December 16, 2015

G20 will tackle obstacles to the achievement of global food security

In June, the leaders of the G20 will discuss the recommendations made by the Vice-Ministers of Agriculture and other entities such as IICA for strengthening the agricultural sector and increasing its contribution to food production worldwide.

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December 10, 2015

Food production has increased, but inequalities threaten food security in the Americas

To promote greater investment in agriculture, to provide incentives for research and technology transfer and to strengthen family agriculture are three of the recommendations contained in a document IICA sent to the OAS on how to increase agriculture’s contribution to food security in the Americas.

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December 10, 2015

Nations will promote agricultural development to strengthen food security in the Americas

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the hemisphere charged IICA and the OAS General Secretariat with supporting multilateral actions being implemented in the region to ensure food and nutritional security.

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December 4, 2015

G20 Agriculture Scientists tackle food security

The Tropical Agricultural Platform is under way, and is expected to facilitate capacity development and knowledge sharing on agricultural innovation in the tropics.

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December 3, 2015

The road to the agricultural research summit: Agriculture in the Americas favorably positioned to meet the challenge of feeding the world

IICA delegation at world’s most important global meeting on agricultural innovation will stress urgency of strengthening agriculture through more robust national innovation systems.

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December 3, 2015

IICA launches food security observatory

This new site, which users can access free of charge, provides statistics, policies, programs, and other information related to food safety.

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December 2, 2015

Traceability, a source of pride for Uruguay’s livestock subsector

A project devised in the wake of a health emergency has given rise to a major innovation and the development of a powerful agricultural health tool, which IICA has singled out as a model that others could adopt.

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December 2, 2015

New Minister of Agriculture of The Bahamas discusses overhaul of cooperation agenda with IICA

The Director General of IICA has placed the Institute’s experience in the areas of agricultural health, agribusiness, and market information at the disposal of The Bahamas; these topics already from part of IICA’s cooperation projects in the Caribbean.

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November 20, 2015

IICA and the FAO to pool resources in the Dominican Republic

The organizations will support each other in projects aimed at bolstering the milk chain, conducting an agricultural census, and strengthening agricultural markets and pest control.

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