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San Jose, Costa RicaMon, 05/27/2019Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide training to diplomats via IICA’s online courses
Sustainable development and coffee production will be the first IICA courses that will be made available to diplomats from this Central American country.
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San Jose, Costa RicaMon, 05/27/2019Central American and Caribbean coffee institutes search for joint solutions to the sector’s critical situation
According to data by PROMECAFE, the regional integration mechanism for the coffee sector, 25% of Arabica coffee consumed worldwide is produced in Central America, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
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San Jose, Costa RicaThu, 05/23/2019IICA and Bayer launch joint actions to boost agricultural sustainability
Efforts will focus on empowering small-scale producers, promoting good agricultural practices through demonstration plots, and fostering youth leadership, among other areas.
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Mexico City, MexicoTue, 05/21/2019IICA and Mexico’s agrarian registry strengthened legal frameworks for and land use planning by rural families
Two programs executed since 2015 have benefited more than one million users of agrarian information and of Mexico’s rural cadaster.
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Mexico CityTue, 05/21/2019Innovators from Costa Rica, Spain and Mexico win the 2019 INNOVAGRO award
A total of 36 initiatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, the Netherlands, Mexico and Peru participated.
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San Jose, Costa RicaTue, 05/21/2019IICA will implement a differentiated strategy for the Caribbean region to generate substantial agricultural progress
The initiative aims to improve the quality of life of rural populations in the region, which are highly vulnerable to extreme climate events and face significant productivity lags.