Granada e São Vicente e Granadinas
March 6, 2025
These contributions, obtained through the Institute’s partners in Chile and Uruguay, are part of the specialized agency for agricultural and rural development’s efforts to rebuild the agriculture sector in the wake of the devastation in the island nations caused by Hurricane Beryl in 2024.
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Kingston, Jamaica; Saint John’s, Antigua Y Barbuda; Castries, ST Lucia
March 5, 2025
The initiative, which will address critical challenges to sweet potato production, aims to unleash the crop’s full potential to improve food security in the region.
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San José, Costa Rica
February 25, 2025
In Barbados, President Irfaan Ali noted that, with collaboration from IICA, a Digital Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) will be installed in the region, inspired by the one currently operating at the Institute’s headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica. Its goal will be to promote technological innovation and linkages between agriculture and tourism, while reducing the digital gap in the agri-marine value chain.
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San José
February 24, 2025
The IICA Director General announced that the hemispheric agency will allocate USD 250,000 to a strategy to combat the disease in 2025.
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Mexico City, 7 febrero, 2025
February 7, 2025
The specialized organization in agricultural and rural development will expend significant financial resources to support actions to prevent and control the pest within Mexico.
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Brasilia, Brasil
January 21, 2025
The specialist stated that the continent currently has a good phytosanitary status in the main animal protein-producing and exporting countries but must be prepared to respond to potential disease outbreaks and provide confidence to its trading partners.
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
December 12, 2024
In a joint effort between experts from IICA and the USDA, Trinidad and Tobago was visited, as the second country in the Caribbean to establish the surveillance and prevention strategy, as the actions to be taken against the ASF, a program that will be extended to other countries in the region.
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San José, Costa Rica
December 6, 2024
Key issues under discussion include environmental sustainability, food security, the bioeconomy, environmental services, and technological innovation.
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San José, Costa Rica
December 5, 2024
The training and communication aspects necessary for the prevention, control, and eradication of the New World Screwworm were jointly planned at the meeting.
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