Promoting Hemispheric Integration, Solidarity and Rural Prosperity in the Americas

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• Promoting Hemispheric Integration, Solidarity and
  Rural Prosperity in the Americas
  
• Christopher A. Hansen
• Deputy Director General

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History and Evolution
IICA established in 1942, thanks to the vision of
Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture for the
USA and Ernesto Molestina, Minister of
Agriculture for Ecuador.
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What is Inter-American Institute for Cooperation
on Agriculture?
A specialized agency of the inter-American
system, established to provide innovative
technical cooperation to its Member States and
support their efforts to achieve agricultural
development and well-being for rural populations
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A hemispheric network

• Headquarters in Costa Rica
• Offices in 34 countries of the Americas
• European Office, Madrid, Spain
• Directorate for Strategic Partnerships,
  Washington, D.C.
  
• Agricultural Trade, Agribusiness and Food Safety,
  in Miami

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Member States
Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbad
os Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colomb
ia
Costa Rica Dominica
Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenad
a Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Me
xico
Nicaragua Panama
Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Luc
ia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Tr
inidad and Tobago United States of America Urugu
ay Venezuela
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Quotas 2006-07 (US)
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Directorate of Technical Leadership and knowledge
Management
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• Trade

• Rural Development

• Agricultural Health and Food Safety

• Agribusiness

• Education and Training

• Technology and Innovation

• Other

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• Agricultural Health and Food Safety 16

• Rural Development 16

• Agribusiness 12

• Technology and Innovation 10

• Trade 10

• Education and Training 7

• Institutional Modernization 5

• Biotechnology and Biosafety 2

• Other 22

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Innovation Indices around the World

Latin America
Western Europe
South Asia
Oriental Asia
Africa
WORLD
Europe and Central Asia
Oceania Developed
Mideast and North Africa
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Source KAM informaton World Bank, analysis by
Innovation and Technology Area, IICA
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Science Technology Investments for LAC
Brasil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela y Cuba
10 billones of US in 2004
Central America, the Caribbean and other South
Ameircan countries
Source information from RICYT elaboration IICA
Innovation and Technology
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Trends in food production in LAC, compared to the
rest of the world
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Trends in food production in LAC, compared to the
rest of the world
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Source data from RICYT analysis by IICA-
Technology and Innovation
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Regional System for Technological Innovation
PROCINORTE
PROCICARIBE
SICTA PROMECAFE
CARDI
CATIE
PROCITROPICOS
PROCIANDINO
PROCISUR
GFAR, CGIAR centers CIAT, CIP, CIMMYT, IFPRI ISN
AR, Bioversity
RD Agencies from developed countries
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Agricultural RD SystemDialogue and
Articulation for RegionalAgricultural Research
and Technological Development

• CGIAR System The CGIAR is a strategic alliance
  of members, partners and international
  agricultural centers that mobilizes science to
  benefit the poor.
• FONTAGRO The Regional Fund for Agricultural
  Technology
  
• INFOTEC Forum for the Americas on Agricultural
  Research and Technology Development,
  
• NARIS Forum for the Americas on Agricultural
  Research and Technology Development gathers
  National Agricultural Research Institutes - NARIs

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The Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology,
FONTAGRO
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FONTAGRO countries
Argentina
Dominican Republic
Panama
Bolivia
Paraguay
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Spain
Honduras
Uruguay
Colombia
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Costa Rica
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• Sponsoring institutions The Inter-American
  Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA)
  and The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
  
• Investments US36.8 million invested by member
  countries plus counterpart project funding and
  other resources provided by sponsors and other
  research and development organizations.

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• Alliances
• The Consultative Group on International
  Agricultural Research (CGIAR),
  
• USDA,
• IDRC-Canada,
• Universities and,
• Private sector.

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Strategy to connect IICA Network
With Institutions For Collaboration (IFCs)
Innovation Extension Centers
International Trading and Learning Consortia
Global Research Networks (CGIAR)
Joint R D Networks
Industry Alliances and Associations (Croplife, B
IO)
Cluster Initiative
Institutions for Colaboration (IFCs)
Information Network
Research Innovation Network
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Knowledge Management and Information for RD
Sistema de Información Científica y Tecnológica
Agropecuaria de las Americas

• Intercambio de infamación basado en una
  plataforma web
  
• Plataformas subregionales Red-SICTA and PROCISUR
  PTR-AO
  
• Advocacy on Knowledge managment
• FORAGRO Meeting Montevide 2008, México,
  Brasilia, Panamá,
  
• Proyecto con GFAR de indicadores, casos exitosos
  y estrategias.
  
• Desarrollo de capacidades
• Onlinecourse Alianza con FAO-RLC 2006

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IMARK Training using Moodle

• IICA experience in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Distance learning using Moodle
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Tasks, processes and key actors
Content building (IMARKmore)
Instructional design
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Tutors (content experts)
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Tech support staff
feedback
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Coach staff
1. On line students
Delivery of training
Multimedia design
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