The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is celebrating 40 years of operations in Dominica.
IICA Dominica, established on June 6, 1984, has been a cornerstone of agricultural growth and rural well-being on the island.
The delegation in Dominica is certainly one of six within the Jap Caribbean, together with workplaces in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines with the Delegation in St Lucia serving because the hub for coordinating actions throughout the sub-region.
This 12 months 2024, marked a major milestone for the group as it’s celebrating 40 years of operations in Dominica. The anniversary celebration coincides with the annual accountability seminar, held in early September.
Stakeholders, companions, and beneficiaries gathered to mirror on the institute’s achievements and to submit the 2023 annual report back to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Inexperienced Financial system.
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IICA Consultant within the Jap Caribbean States (ECS), Gregg Rowlins says: “IICA has been a continuing companion on the trail in the direction of meals safety, financial resilience, and sustainable agricultural growth in Dominica. Our technical cooperation packages, developed in shut collaboration with agricultural stakeholders have supplied important assist in areas resembling climate-smart agriculture, agro-tourism, youth engagement, and the digitalization of agri-food programs.”
In accordance with an IICA press launch, all through its 40-year historical past, IICA has led efforts to modernize agriculture, improve productiveness, and promote sustainable land use in Dominica.
The institute has labored carefully with farmers, authorities establishments, and neighborhood stakeholders, providing technical experience and fostering collaborations which have empowered Dominicans, particularly ladies and youth, to enhance their livelihoods by way of agriculture.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is the specialised company for agriculture of the Inter-American System that helps the efforts of Member States to realize agricultural growth and rural well-being.
The Institute supplies cooperation providers by way of shut and everlasting work with its 34 Member States, addressing their wants in a well timed method. Definitely, IICA’s most dear asset is the shut relationship it maintains with the beneficiaries of its work. Now we have broad expertise in areas resembling know-how and innovation for agriculture, agricultural well being, meals security and high quality, worldwide agricultural commerce, household farming, rural growth, pure useful resource administration and the bio economic system.
