Sixtieth Anniversary of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Inter-American Institute for ... RECOGNIZING that IICA has played a key role in the processes to modernize agriculture and improve life in rural areas ...

They concluded that program objectives should aim to reduce production costs , improve yields and generally improve ... and crop rationing ( especially with regard to sugarcane ) improved product quality as it relates to shelf life ...

51 The Continuation of the Ministerial Process “Agriculture and Rural Life ... as a means of contributing to the competitive development of agriculture in our countries and to the improvement of living conditions in the rural sector.

It is proposed that in time all agricultural research will come under one umbrella - appropriately co - ordinated ... to help improve farming returns and provide a better quality of life for those engaged in agriculture , and help to ...

Change in Policies that Affect Agriculture and Rural Life A national agricultural research board was installed to ... and evaluate their program and give guidance to establish an improved thematic demand driven national research agenda ...

A.3 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION General Objective Promote and support the improvement of agricultural extension services , in ... extension with agricultural research and other services promote the improvement of the quality o ” life of the ...

LAC could also take better advantage of CGIAR International Centers in other regions. ... in which NARIs direct agricultural research toward improving competitiveness, environmental sustainability, social equity, and quality of life.

The aggregated agricultural production indexes in the Region showed an improvement during the nineties, but as mentioned previously, ... There are nearly 200 million poor people, of whom nearly 35% live in rural areas.