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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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October 20, 2015

Ambassadors to the OAS acknowledge IICA’s experience and technical capacity

IICA’s contributions to agriculture in the Americas were acknowledged by the Ambassadors to the OAS Permanent Council.

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October 20, 2015

Field Schools re-energise agriculture in El Salvador

One of the objectives of the Family Agriculture Plan of El Salvador is to provide 16,000 farmers with training in ways to increase productivity. IICA fully supports this ambitious initiative.

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October 19, 2015

Summit of the Americas calls for promotion of greater investment in the agriculture sector

Mandate has its roots in the San Jose Declaration of Ministers of Agriculture 2011, signed in October of last year.

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October 19, 2015

IICA and SAGARPA issue invitation to participate in network on agriculture and the G20

Virtual platform will enable discussion with specialists and preparation of an academic document on agriculture and food security, which will also serve as a basis for decision-making within the hemisphere.

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October 19, 2015

Electronic consultation to help set agenda for innovation in family agriculture

The findings will be presented at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development, to be held in October.

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October 5, 2015

Proposals from 17 countries submitted in response to call from regional platform for innovation in agriculture

Nations from Latin America and the Caribbean submitted nearly 100 proposals to the Marketplace platform, calling for innovation in areas such as productivity, natural resource management, institutional modernization and poverty alleviation.

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October 5, 2015

Bioeconomy, a new paradigm for sustainable development?

A consortium of researchers will launch an e-consultation on the formulation of policy recommendations aimed at promoting bioeconomy development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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