IICA and the OAS signed an agreement for the joint implementation of cooperation projects in aid of agriculture in the hemisphere.
The Director General of IICA highlighted the strengthening of partnerships with the European Union, the FAO, the CGIAR, the IFAD, the WFP, and other organizations as one of the Institute’s achievements.
One of the first activities will be the development of a Strategic Plan for FLAMA, a wholesale food market federation in the Americas.
During a presentation at IICA Headquarters, the Director of the USDA’s Global Policy Analysis Division explained this region’s potential to provide food for the world’s growing population.
“Organized smallholder farmers can be successful innovators” was the message of winners during an awards ceremony supported by these organizations.
In Costa Rica, IICA and ECLAC signed an agreement for the implementation of joint activities to promote improvements in the agricultural sectors and rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The IICA Barbados Office recently completed a project aimed at improving the competitiveness and the sustainability of the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep production.