Tag: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

Guyana elected as Rapporteur of 41st Regular Meeting for IICA’s Executive Committee

- June 28, 2021

-Executive Committee to discuss critical technical, administrative and financial matters relating to agriculture in the Americas. Today, the twelve ... Read More

Caribbean must aim to become more food secure – President Ali

- May 28, 2021

- Says political will, financing required to develop the Region’s food systems His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali urged CARICOM member states ... Read More

Minister Mustapha talks up lessons learned and ‘post COVID-19 priorities’ for agriculture in Guyana

- March 28, 2021

- IICA launches ‘AgriExtApp’ to modernise Regional agriculture extension services Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has discussed Guyana’s efforts to resuscitate ... Read More

Agri. Ministry partners with IICA to develop first ever bio-fortified rice variety in the Caribbean

- February 6, 2021

- zinc, other minerals added In Guyana and the Caribbean, rice is considered a versatile staple and is a key ... Read More

BNTF, NAREI, UoG and IICA Partering for a resilient Agriculture sector in a changing Climate

- October 2, 2020

The vulnerability of the agricultural sector within Guyana to both climate change and variability is well established, not only in ... Read More

Amidst the crisis and fear, a passport to the future

- September 11, 2020

In many countries, it has been the only sector that has continued to operate without interruption during the pandemic. Despite ... Read More

High-level agricultural authorities in the Americas commit to taking specific actions to guarantee food and nutritional security in response to the pandemic

- July 15, 2020

Ministers of the sector met virtually for the second time this year, in a meeting hosted by the Secretariat of ... Read More