AGRICULTURE

Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura
(IICA)
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Title of Program

Description of Program

Eligibility

Fee

Contact Information

Trade transformation processes for competitiveness; institutional transformation CORECA/CAC

Institutional Cooperation

Regional level

Apartado Postal
55-2200 Coronado
San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (506) 216-0222

http://www.iica.ac.cr/

Sustainable and competitive productive systems (SICTA, UPEB, PROMECAFE, LADERAS, REDCAHOR, REMERFI, etc)

Institutional Cooperation

Regional level

Apartado Postal
55-2200 Coronado
San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (506) 216-0222

http://www.iica.ac.cr/

Agro-economic information network at regional level and at agribusiness level

Institutional Strengthening

 Regional level

Apartado Postal
55-2200 Coronado
San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (506) 216-0222

http://www.iica.ac.cr/

Expansion of non-traditional agricultural products

Production and Trade Cooperation.

Belize

Apartado Postal
55-2200 Coronado
San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (506) 216-0222

http://www.iica.ac.cr/

Restructuring and modernization of public sector institutions; competitiveness of agri-businesses and agro-industries

Institutional Strengthening

Costa Rica

Apartado Postal
55-2200 Coronado
San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (506) 216-0222

http://www.iica.ac.cr/

Policy formulation in milk and meat sectors; government relations and search for resources

Institutional Cooperation

Guatemala

Apartado Postal 55-2200 Coronado
San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (506) 216-0222

http://www.iica.ac.cr/

Food Safety in International Agricultural Trade

• Co-organization of one workshop on Food Safety, to be held in Canada (Maritime Province), with the participation of Canadian and LAC public and private sectors and research institutions. The focus will be on fish and seafood products processing.

• Participation of Canadian specialists in a MERCOSUR meeting on equivalency.

• Organization of one technical mission to a Southern Cone country to collaborate with national veterinary services for the development and/or adaptation of food safety testing technologies, in compliance with ISO 25 laboratory quality standards.

2000 Activities:

• Co-organization of one workshop on Food Safety, tentatively to be held in the Southern Cone with strong participation of Canadian specialists. Theme to be determined.

• Participation of Canadian specialists in technical missions in Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominican Republic.

• Organization of one technical mission of Caribbean food safety specialists to Canada.

Latin American and Caribbean countries

IICA/Canada

IICA
130 Albert St., Suite 1002
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1P 5G4

Tel.: (613) 230-1044

Fax: (613) 230-1951

E-mail: office@iicacan.org

http://www.iicacan.org

Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

Activities:

• Co-organization of one seminar and workshop in Canada on ICT applications for education and research purposes with Canadian and LAC universities, with the participation of ICT specialists and users of at least four LAC countries.

• At least two grants to Canadian ICT specialists to develop a two to six week work experience in LAC agricultural or agribusiness association.

• One grant to an LAC ICT specialist to develop a similar internship in a Canadian institution.

2000 Activities:

• At least five grants to Canadian ICT specialists in LAC counterpart/partner institutions.

• One grant to an LAC agricultural ICT.

Latin American and Caribbean countries

IICA/Canada

130 Albert St., Suite 1002
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1P 5G4

Tel.: (613) 230-1044

Fax: (613) 230-1951

E-mail: office@iicacan.org

http://www.iicacan.org