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November 20, 2015

Mexico looks to research and technical training to solve the problem of coffee rust

With support from IICA, Mexican institutions are implementing a plan that includes plant breeding activities and efforts to enhance the technical capabilities of the country’s coffee sector.

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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

IICA Director General reiterates commitment to Haiti’s agricultural sector

He met with the ministers of agriculture and tourism, with whom he pledged to work on agribusiness, research, and agro-tourism issues.

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November 20, 2015

ICTs in agriculture should meet the needs of the end user, not only those of the staff of government agencies

According to a seminar held at IICA, the fact that financial entities view agriculture and ICTs as high-risk ventures hampers the development of technologies designed to promote the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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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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November 20, 2015

FONTAGRO, IICA and IDB reward innovations for family agriculture

“Organized smallholder farmers can be successful innovators” was the message of winners during an awards ceremony supported by these organizations.

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November 12, 2015

Triple the number of scholarships awarded by IICA and CONACYT in 2015

Under the agreement between the two institutions, this year more than 300 students are enrolled in graduate courses in Mexico.

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November 11, 2015

IICA specialists and members of Costa Rica’s CLIITAs receive training in how to reduce food losses

Experts from the Institute and other organizations were taught how to use and apply a methodology that helps reduce postharvest losses in agricultural crops.

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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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