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July 16, 2019

In partnership with the Carolina Foundation and FUNIBER, IICA increases academic options for young professionals

 Agricultural engineering, nutrition, food biotechnology, environmental management, business and other agriculture-related studies are just some of the options available to students in the Americas.

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July 11, 2019

Microsoft and IICA create open access video platform on agriculture

IICA Play is a new tool for reducing digital and education divides. Producers across the hemisphere will have access to more than one hundred videos with technical and educational content related to agriculture, ranging from the efficient use of natural resources to methods of treating plant health diseases.

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Belize

July 8, 2019

IICA Belize hosts Accountability Seminar 2019

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July 8, 2019

South-South cooperation will strengthen beekeeping in Barbados and Dominica

In collaboration with Argentina, a project will be implemented in these countries to generate best practices for the entire beekeeping industry in the Caribbean.

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Belize

June 17, 2019

Belizean Produced Bananas Growing in the Industry

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June 7, 2019

IICA reaffirms commitment to champion safe and secure agrifood production in the Americas

Manuel Otero, Director General of the specialized agency for agriculture, reiterated this commitment, on the occasion of World Food Safety Day, which is celebrated today.

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May 29, 2019

IICA’s Director General addresses the CAS and signs an agreement with Chile to contribute to the development of the Araucanía region

The Ministers of Agriculture of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) member countries endorsed the convening of a meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA) in October. IICA committed to support the efforts of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay in the area of associativity and to assist in the production and territorial development of Chile’s Araucanía region.

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May 24, 2019

Colombia’s National Council of Secretaries of Agriculture (CONSA) underlines the importance of IICA’s technical support for the country’s agriculture sector

The point was made during the first meeting between President Iván Duque and the country’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Andrés Valencia, and representatives of all the agencies involved in agriculture.

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May 23, 2019

IICA and Bayer launch joint actions to boost agricultural sustainability

Efforts will focus on empowering small-scale producers, promoting good agricultural practices through demonstration plots, and fostering youth leadership, among other areas.

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