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🐖 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 (𝐀𝐒𝐅)

Veterinary professionals, animal health technicians, quarantine officers, laboratory personnel, pig farmers, and other public and private sector stakeholders recently came together in Dominica for a two-day 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 (𝐀𝐒𝐅) 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭.

Hosted through collaboration between the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Blue and Green Economy, the initiative focused on strengthening surveillance and response capacity across the Caribbean region.

📍 Held at the Dominica China Agricultural Science Complex in Portsmouth, the training featured:

🔹 Technical sessions on:
• Recognising ASF clinical signs
• Safe sample collection and handling
• Biosafety and biosecurity measures
• Surveillance and response protocols
• Packaging, storage and transport of samples

🔹 Field activities including:
• Farm visits in selected high-risk areas
• Ear blood swab sample collection
• Joint field work by IICA, USDA and local veterinary teams

African Swine Fever remains a major threat to the pig farming industry, food and nutrition security, and regional trade.

Activities such as these continue to build the region’s preparedness through early detection, coordinated response, and stronger technical capacity.

🌱 In Saint Lucia and Dominica, climate-smart agriculture is not just an idea – it’s already taking shape.

The project “𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬” is actively underway, supporting farmers to produce more while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving livelihoods.

IICA ECS is excited about the prospects of this initiative, which focuses on practical, farmer-centered solutions – strengthening data systems, improving practices, and unlocking new opportunities for sustainability and income.

👨‍🔬 Leading the technical work on the ground, Dr. Julian Hill, Director of Ternes Scientific and Lead Technical Partner, has been engaging farmers, agri-business actors, and stakeholders – ensuring that solutions are rooted in real needs and deliver meaningful impact.

This work is being funded through the New Zealand Government’s Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative (NZCSA-LAC) as part of its contribution to the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), and is administered through the Ag Emissions Centre.

Farmers are being asked to produce more food, meet growing demand from the tourism sector, and respond to climate change – all while maintaining or reducing greenhouse gas emissions and managing farm waste more sustainably.

These challenges are driving 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, a project being funded through the New Zealand Government’s Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative (NZCSA-LAC) as part of its contribution to the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), and is administered through the Ag Emissions Centre.

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📢 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐂𝐒 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬)

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Delegation in Saint Lucia Requires a 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬).

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗜𝗖𝗔’𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 (𝗘𝗖𝗦) 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

The Delegation is inviting applications from qualified individuals to support the implementation and coordination of agricultural development initiatives.

🔎 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
▪️ First-level university degree in 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬
▪️ 2–4 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in an agricultural development position
▪️ 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 would be considered an asset

👩‍💻 Interested applicants can apply online:
👉 https://tinyurl.com/3ypz6hju

🗓️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 31, 2026

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