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03/08/2010	Young rural leaders of the Americas meet in Nebraska Fifty-six young people will be in Lincoln, Nebraska, to attend a Forum for Young Leaders in Agriculture of the Americas.

28/07/2010	IICA and FAO link up to prepare binational proposal for Haiti and the Dominican Republic The representatives of IICA and FAO in Haiti and the Dominican Republic have entered into an alliance to coordinate actions in the two countries, focusing on the border region.

26/07/2010	Project costing US$2.5 million to promote food security in Haiti With funds from IFAD, IICA will be implementing a program designed to create work and guarantee food security in the rural areas hit hardest by the earthquake.

15/07/2010	Caribbean rural women micro-entrepreneurs empowered Training provided to have a multiplier effect on productivity and sustained economic growth, guided by rural women micro-entrepreneurs across the Caribbean.

12/07/2010	Consultation on harmonized regulations for organic production in Central America and the Dominican Republic to be conducted The efforts of the Competent Authorities in Organic Agriculture in those countries have created international interest in the topic.

05/07/2010	IICA and Food Production Ministry host important Sub-regional SPS Workshop Workshop will build regional capacity to participate in the international SPS standards setting process

28/06/2010	IICA participates in regional symposium on agricultural insurance A combined team from the IICA Offices in the Caribbean and Headquarters participated in and supported the organization and hosting of the "Caribbean Regional Symposium on Agricultural Insurance – Disaster Risk Management" held in Jolly Beach, Antigua from June 15-19, 2010. The symposium boasted the participation of some 100 participants from across the region, with presenters from the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States and Europe.

28/06/2010	Public-Private Partnerships, Critical for Successful Risk Management Programs Ministers from the Caribbean, specialists and representatives of cooperation agencies met in Antigua and Barbuda to discuss the planning, development and management of a sustainable agricultural insurance scheme.

22/06/2010	Karen Lezny to be new Deputy Director General of IICA Ms. Lezny, from the United States, is an expert in the field of international negotiations.

18/06/2010	Public-Private Partnerships … Critical for Successful Risk Management Programs “Sound insurance mechanisms enable producers to rebuild and/or avoid returning to poverty.” – David C. Hatch, IICA

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