The Americas Congress on Fruit Flies is postponed Bogotá, March 16, 2020, taking into account the recommendations of the Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the pandemic declaration made by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to COVID-19, the Americas congress on fruit flies had to be postponed and will be held on a new date established according to the virus evolution and the guidelines of the national government. see more
Agricultural products worth USD 50,000 were seized, the CIIIP struck a blow for illegality in border areas Bogotá, March 2, 2020, the Integrated Center ICA, INVIMA, and POLFA / DIAN (CIIIP) and the authorities seized agricultural products worth USD 50,000 during the inspection, control, and surveillance operations against smuggling and illegality in Nariño, Arauca, and Norte de Santander. see more
The ICA supervises the phytosanitary quality of corn seeds for export to Peru. Palmira, February 28, 2020, the Colombian Agricultural and Livestock Institute, ICA, supervised the disinfection treatment carried out on 14 thousand kilograms of corn seeds, which will be exported to Peru, from the Semillas Valle Company, located in Valle del Cauca. see more
The ICA continues with the optimization process of coffee export procedures. Bogotá, February 24, 2020, the Colombian Agricultural and Livestock Institute, ICA, in 2019 eliminated some of the import and export requirements for agricultural products such as coffee, avocado and frozen tuna with viscera, the country's producers have reduced times and costs in logistics operations, improving the competitiveness of this sector. see more