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Georgetown, Guyana

April 28, 2017

Farmers and Agro-Processors trained in Cost of Production calculation in Region 9

The Delegation of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture in Guyana in collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation and Propel facilitated a one-day Cost of Production workshop in the Village of St. Ignatius Region 9.  The objective of the workshop was to empower farmers and agro-processors with the skills of identifying costs of input supplies and labour. 

 

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Pamaribo, Suriname

April 10, 2017

IICA’s contributions in Suriname boost agricultural and rural development

The IICA Representative in Suriname reported to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries the main achievements in 2016 and presented the main focuses for 2017.

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April 5, 2017

Renewable energies underscored as sustainable solutions to satisfy the growing demand for energy

Brazilian case shows that geographic planning, through hydro-information systems, allows for integrated planning and efficient use of water, energy, and food resources.

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Ottawa

March 28, 2017

Representative’s Corner – 1st Quarter of 2017

The year was off to a great start for the IICA Delegation in Canada in the 3 main themes reflected in our revised Country Strategy -   technical cooperation projects with Canadian partners, technical addressing technical capacity in member states and maintaining interest and support of Canadian Government.

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March 23, 2017

IICA study reveals benefits of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program of Canada for Latin American and Caribbean countries

The report highlights the improvement of socio-economic conditions for workers and their families, and stresses the need to improve knowledge transfer from Canadian farm businesses to the home countries of participants.

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Washington, D.C.

March 20, 2017

Bee stories: How innovations are improving honey production in Latin America

Researchers from Argentina are spearheading an effort to improve beekeeping in Latin America through the implementation of public-private partnerships.

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Canada

March 1, 2017

Key concepts in food processing, product development and general concepts of Food Technology

These tutorial-style videos are intended to increase a viewer’s understanding of basic concepts of food science.

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Castries, St. Lucia

March 1, 2017

Youth in agriculture entrepeneurs win big at national business awards

Two innovative agricultural projects, supported and guided by IICA, were priced at the Annual Saint Lucia Business Awards.

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Trinidad and Tobago

February 8, 2017

Intra-ACP Agriculture Policy Programme (APP) with Focus on the Caribbean and Pacific: Contracts Awarded in 2016 over Euro 15,000

The Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy Programme, is a broad technical cooperation framework funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), which focuses on the two regions, Caribbean and the Pacific. The programme  supports the reduction and eradication of poverty in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries through sustainable development and successful integration of  enterprises in these economies into national, regional and, where appropriate, global markets. 

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