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December 16, 2024
Minster of Agriculture, Hon. Saboto Ceasar offered commendation to the USAID Caribbean Agricultural Productivity improvement Activity (CAPA) for the tangible investments made in the agriculture sector in St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the last 16 months. CAPA is implemented by IESC.
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November 25, 2024
The Embassy of Switzerland, in collaboration with the Government and the International Labour Organization, hosted the hand-over ceremony of the Safe Labour Migration Programme (SLMP) at Cinnamon Life, Colombo. This event marked the formal conclusion of a 14-year partnership that significantly advanced the safe and regular labour migration landscape in Sri Lanka. Launched in 2010, the SLMP was implemented through a multi-stakeholder…
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November 7, 2024
During the Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2024, held from October 7 to 11, an important memorandum of understanding was signed between the University of the West Indies and the USAID-funded, IESC-implemented Caribbean Agricultural Productivity improvement Activity (CAPA). This agreement aims to bolster agricultural production and market linkages while driving innovation across the region.
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October 29, 2024
The U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic announced the extension of Project TradeSafe (TraSa), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food for Progress program and implemented by IESC, for two more years, with an additional investment of approximately US$6.5 million.
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October 21, 2024
In the third phase of the Coding School, which is funded by the USAID Industry-led Skills Development Program, 464 new participants completed the training program, marking a total of 1,500 women having completed the program.
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September 19, 2024
Both delegations recognized the progress Paraguay has made with its own NTFC including with the new platform through the USDA Food for Progress Trade-Facilitating Agricultural Systems and Technology (T-FAST) program, implemented by IESC.
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