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Ottawa, Canada

December 15, 2016

Representative’s Corner – 4th Quarter of 2016

Year end is always embraced with gusto as we all look forward to the holidays.  It is also a time to ensure that deadlines for activities, reports and expenditures are met.  As a result, the Delegation in Canada was engaged in a plethora of actions. These included implementing project activities, attending several high level meetings, conferences and seminars as well as planning for next year.

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands

December 13, 2016

World Economic Forum New Vision for Agriculture Transformation Leaders Workshop 2016

WEF and IICA are exploring options to promote together this approach in Latin America.

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Georgetown, Guyana

December 13, 2016

Capacity Building of Public and Private Sector Stakeholders in Traceability Systems

Under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary (SPS) Project, a highly-interactive course featuring an in-depth look at how you can gain a competitive advantage and improve your bottom line by enhancing your existing traceability system, was held public and private sector stakeholders. This comprehensive course also provided examples and case studies on traceability best practices. The Facilitators examined how food companies recognize efficiencies and gain market share by enhancing their traceability systems.

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Trinidad and Tobago

December 1, 2016

Intra-ACP Agriculture Policy Programme (APP) with Focus on the Caribbean and Pacific: Contracts Awarded in 2015 over Euro15,000

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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Belize

November 11, 2016

IICA builds capacity in Farmer Field School Methodologies

The IICA Belize delegation carries out a four day training in an effort to o institutionalize the FFS methodology as a strategic tool to make the national extension service more efficient and effective. Five key institutions participated in the vent.

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Cayman Islands

October 28, 2016

IICA calls for investment in agricultural research

The recommendation was made by the Director General of IICA at the official opening ceremony of the 14th Caribbean Week of Agriculture.

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Saint Lucia

October 27, 2016

IICA hosts training on facilitating associative internships for skills building on family agriculture

An internship training workshop built capacity to support improvement planning of producer groups and associations in the Caribbean.

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Saint Lucia

October 27, 2016

IICA Hosts Training on Facilitating Associative Internships for Skills Building on Family Agriculture

An internship training workshop built capacity to support improvement planning of producer groups and associations in the Caribbean.

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Ottawa, Canada

October 11, 2016

Forging Partnerships in the Maritimes Canada

Consultations in Halifax, Fredericton, Moncton and Charlottetown highlighted common areas of interest and revealed programs that were amenable to the scale in LAC.

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