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August 28, 2019

Guatemalan cocoa ranks among the 50 best in the world

IICA contributes to transforming the cocoa chain in the country by supporting value-adding and marketing, among other areas.

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August 27, 2019

Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas to meet in Costa Rica

Delegations from 34 countries in the Americas will meet in San José, Costa Rica, from 29 to 31 October, to discuss agriculture’s future and the challenges to be overcome in order to guarantee food security for the planet.

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August 21, 2019

Microsoft, Lantern Technologies and IICA create IoT device to facilitate agro-climate monitoring by producers

The first climate station prototype will be introduced in the field, for use in the Central American Program for Integrated Coffee Rust Management (PROCAGICA), under the direction of IICA and financed by the European Union.

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July 26, 2019

ECS Delegations in the Eastern Caribbean States Welcomes its New Representative, Mr Gregg Rawlins

 

The ECS Delegations in the Eastern Caribbean States (ECS) is pleased to welcome Mr. Gregg C.E. Rawlins, a national of Barbados, who has been appointed Representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in the Eastern Caribbean States, with effect from July 1, 2019.  

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July 23, 2019

IICA facilitates internships for secondary students to build interest in agriculture careers

The Interns were introduced to commercial mushroom production, veterinary services, aquaponics and organic farming.

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July 17, 2019

Costa Rica officially launches its Fab Lab: an innovation lab for agriculture

The new lab is an initiative spearheaded by Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) of Costa Rica and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA). The initiative may be replicated in other Latin American and Caribbean countries. 

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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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July 8, 2019

IICA Belize hosts Accountability Seminar 2019

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