Ottawa
December 13, 2018
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
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Georgetown, Guyana
December 12, 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'.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
December 11, 2018
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.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
December 10, 2018
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.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
December 1, 2018
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.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
November 22, 2018
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
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.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
October 30, 2018
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.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
October 30, 2018
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.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins