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United States and Mexico Support Haiti’s Efforts to Develop its Fruit Industry
Scientists carry out field assessment of the needs to improve mango fruit production and post harvest to support exporters in Haiti
Countries call for improved efforts to transfer technologies for the adaptation of climate change to small-scale producers
IICA report summarizes the arguments put forward by several countries in the Americas supporting the creation of an international working group on climate change and agriculture.
Importers to be required to certify the safety of foodstuffs entering the United States
With support from IICA, the FDA revealed for the US’s trading partners in Latin America and the Caribbean two sets of regulations that would change the process involved in exporting food to that country.
Latin America and the Caribbean establish regional positions for next meetings of Codex Alimentarius
Countries aim to play a more active part in the approval of international standards on agricultural health and food safety.
LAC’s agricultural sector could be more competitive with risk management policies
New measures designed to protect US farmers, which took effect in February, pose a major challenge to the competitiveness of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Central American countries intensify work on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs
Working with the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council, the countries are preparing a proposal that would establish microbiological criteria related to unprocessed foods.