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Ottawa

December 13, 2018

Canadian Partners Weigh in on IICA’s New Plan

Breakout group discussions represented a new and highly favored feature at the annual partners’ meeting.  Groups focussed their energies on reviewing factors pertinent to: Economic growth/ Sustainable development; Well-being in the territories; International Trade; Resilience in agri-food systems; and, Engaging people

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Georgetown, Guyana

December 12, 2018

Highlights of CWA 2018

Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2018 was held in Barbados during the week of October 8th to 12th under the theme ‘Strengthening Agriculture for a Healthier Future'.

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December 11, 2018

Chile, Mexico and Peru agree to create the Agricultural Council of the Pacific Alliance, with support from IICA

The Ministers of Agriculture of Chile, Mexico and Peru will meet in March 2019 to sign a joint work agreement within the framework of the Pacific Alliance. The joint efforts will focus on sustainable development, rural well-being and agricultural trade.

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December 10, 2018

“Ecuador is seeking to boost its agriculture sector by strengthening its relationship with IICA”

Xavier Lazo Guerrero, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Ecuador, had a meeting in Costa Rica with the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, and expressed his intention to strengthen the agriculture and livestock sector through cooperation.

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December 1, 2018

Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development and IICA renew commitment to work together.

Victor Villalobos, Mexico’s new Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) met with Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), during the latter’s visit to attend the inauguration of the new President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

November 22, 2018

IICA Moves, Again, But to a NEW PERMANENT Home!

Message from the Representative at the Official Opening of the New Office of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago

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October 31, 2018

Microsoft-IICA Agreement will boost innovation and the use of technology in the agriculture sector of the Americas

Today, the technological company and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture formalized a strategic relationship to facilitate the implementation of the Internet of Things, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in the agriculture sector of the Americas.

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October 30, 2018

Caribbean market seeks to strengthen trade links by eliminating non-tariff barriers

Agricultural authorities in CARICOM, producers and international organizations believe that there is an urgent need for measures to modernize the legal framework; clear sanitary and phytosanitary regulations; political will and greater dialogue between nations, if intraregional trade is to increase.

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October 30, 2018

Infrastructural gaps: stumbling blocks to the development of Caribbean countries

Study maintains that improvements in port infrastructure will foster smooth and secure trade flow of food products as well as the development of small farmers in the region.

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