Ministry of Agriculture & Lands – April 08, 2020 – The Ministry of Agriculture empathizes with the entire tri island state, as this country contends with the effects of COVID-19, and wishes to inform the public of the formation of its COVID-19 National Food Security Mitigation and Response Plan, geared at bringing a level of […]
The Council, which is made up of experts from eight countries in the Americas, will make available to the various public and private sector entities, analysis and recommendations on food security, that may be used to facilitate decision making. San Jose, 1 April 2020 (IICA). – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has established […]
San Jose, 26 March 2020 (IICA). The Ministers of Agriculture of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia and Peru participated in a video conference on Monday to discuss standardization of regulations to guarantee the smooth transit of goods and supply of food in the region during the Coronavirus pandemic. The meeting was called on the initiative […]
We are witnessing the spread of a new pandemic in the 21st century. Now less than four months since it first erupted, this emergency is rocking the world, and we are not yet able to foresee what life will be like in a few months, when this dramatic event is finally over. Amidst the confusion, […]
San Jose, 19 February 2019 (IICA). Antigua and Barbuda is banking on sweet potato and cassava as alternatives that could reduce its high import bill, through value added production in these chains, which will revitalize the economy. Through a training initiative, nutrition teachers, NGO staff at the national level, staff from the local prison and […]
Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/Tourism, food security, manufacturing, logistics, and renewable energy have been identified as high-potential areas where companies in the UAE and Caribbean region can expand economic cooperation, according to new analysis from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The findings, released on sidelines of the first UAE-Caribbean Cooperation Forum in Dubai, […]
The organizations will devise a framework agreement to facilitate joint initiatives in areas such as biotechnology, bioinputs, pollination and food production. San José, 12 November 2018 (IICA). Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), met with Ronald Guendel, Global Head of Food Chain Relations at Bayer CropScience, as part of […]
September 25, 2018 (Bridgetown, Barbados) – Marine experts will meet in Barbados this week for the Third Meeting of the joint Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (RWG-IUU). During the meeting they will discuss how countries in the Western Central Atlantic, which includes the Caribbean region, can improve sustainable use of marine […]
