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San José, Costa Rica

December 2, 2015

Definen prioridades para aprovechar los residuos agrícolas en Centroamérica

En la región se requieren medidas que impulsen el aprovechamiento de los residuos para generar energía y que desincentiven su quema y disposición a cielo abierto, de acuerdo con un taller efectuado por IICA, PNUMA y el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería costarricense.

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December 2, 2015

Water storage tanks to meet basic water needs in Haiti

The 175 tanks that are to be built will benefit one of the countries’ poorest communities. The project is being undertaken with support from IICA, Australia, and Brazil.

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December 2, 2015

Variations on land tenure in Latin America and the Caribbean

Three variations on the same theme in the different parts of the region. That is how the 2013 IICA-FAO-ECLAC report describes the land tenure situation in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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November 20, 2015

Central America and the Caribbean to update their agricultural R&D indicators

IICA and several other agencies are to implement a project aimed at updating the information on agricultural research and development in the two regions, in order to highlight the need for increased investment in those areas.

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November 20, 2015

Land in Latin America and the Caribbean will be key to increased food production

During a presentation at IICA Headquarters, the Director of the USDA’s Global Policy Analysis Division explained this region’s potential to provide food for the world’s growing population.

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October 21, 2015

President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurates Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2015

Productivity and sustainability in the rural areas of the region will be the key issues addressed at this inter-American ministerial meeting.

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October 20, 2015

Ambassadors to the OAS acknowledge IICA’s experience and technical capacity

IICA’s contributions to agriculture in the Americas were acknowledged by the Ambassadors to the OAS Permanent Council.

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October 20, 2015

Field Schools re-energise agriculture in El Salvador

One of the objectives of the Family Agriculture Plan of El Salvador is to provide 16,000 farmers with training in ways to increase productivity. IICA fully supports this ambitious initiative.

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October 19, 2015

El Salvador shows its commitment to family agriculture

With technical support from IICA, the ambitious Family Agriculture Plan aims to afford thousands of small farmers access to the country’s domestic food market.

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