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Kingston

May 28, 2018

IICA promotes root crop biofortification for CARICOM

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), along with its partners in academia and the private sector, is preparing the groundwork for the first sweet potato biofortification project in Jamaica. 

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Suriname

May 25, 2018

IICA Delegation in Suriname reports to its stakeholders the results of its 2017 Work Programme

Rural women, youth and indigenous communities benefited from the cooperation.

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Antigua and Barbuda

May 25, 2018

Producer groups to strengthen their governance and management

The objective is to improve communication, efficiency and effectiveness.

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Washington, D.C.

May 21, 2018

From the Desk of the Representative – IICA Delegation in the USA Newsletter — March – April 2018

Welcome to our second edition of 2018.

As I prepare to write this introduction to our March-April newsletter, I realize how active these last two months have been for our Institute and for our Delegation here in Washington, D.C.  If you want to have a greater view of all IICA´s work, I invite you to visit www.iica.int  

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Argentina

May 18, 2018

Mobilizing wider support for agricultural research in the Americas

Argentina’s national agricultural research institute hosted the FORAGRO board of directors this past April. The workshop centered on the contribution of FORAGRO to achieving the SDGs: end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote sustainable agriculture, and create partnerships.

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April 24, 2018

FORAGRO to support achievement of Sustainable Development Goals

This decision was taken by its new Steering Committee in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which also emphasized that they would work towards enhancing FORAGRO’s visibility and positioning to increase its impact in key areas of public agendas and policies.

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St. Kitts and Nevis

April 24, 2018

IICA assists in strengthening collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture of Nevis and the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

Entities seek to explore ways for integrating the work of the University into the wider local communities and to stimulate economic change in livestock production.

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Belmopan, Belize.

April 24, 2018

IICA and partners launch new project to foster banana production in Belize

With funds from the European Union, IICA is spearheading an initiative that seeks to bring prosperity to a Belizean community through the promotion of this productive activity.

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April 17, 2018

IICA and the Government of Chile join forces to define development strategies

More than 200,000 rural families will benefit from this cooperation.

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