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Caribbean Agriculture Ministers Discuss New Challenges Stemming from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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aries of agriculture of 14 Caribbean countries related some of the dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. They listed new challenges in strengthening food production and emphasized the support that the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) provided in the fight against food and nutritional insecurity in 2020 – a year that had crippled tourism, the engine, of Caribbean economies.
The ministers and secretaries were participating in IICA’s virtual 2020 Regional Accountability Seminar, which gave an overview of the hemispheric organization’s actions to support the Caribbean productive sector. Announcements were also made about new initiatives while a frank discussion was held about difficulties stemming from COVID-19, indicating that the technical assistance received had been invaluable. ....

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