IICA, FAO and the Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean are to design a master’s program in food security, with the support of the European Union.
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Countries aim to play a more active part in the approval of international standards on agricultural health and food safety.
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During a forum at IICA, experts explained that, thanks to the ‘peace clause,’ countries would not challenge distortions to trade in food until food insecurity problems had been solved.
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Consultations concerning the new regulations are currently taking place, and comments are being accepted on the Internet before rules are enforced.
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A technical forum organized by IICA and HIDROCEC-UNA reported that, over a ten-year period, there has been a 40% increase in the water footprint from agriculture in this region.
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Working with the Global Harvest Initiative, the IDB and other international organizations, IICA contributed to the production of a new report on agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean that underscores the region’s importance as a global breadbasket.
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IICA, USDA, and FAO support research in 11 Latin American countries to update the maximum residual levels of pesticides in food for this region.
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New legislation establishes the same inspection processes for food imports and exports and domestically produced foodstuffs.
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The main objectives will be to promote associative enterprises in the potato chain and improve the supply, and increase the value added, of the product.
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