Sheep production starring a discussion forum in Uruguay
The Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL) will organize the next 1st and 2nd August, at the Radisson Montevideo, the International Seminar on Sheep Production. A discussion forum in which to reflect and exchange information related to sheep production sector in this South American country, addressing its origins, present and future challenges it faces as a representative to keep farming.
Brazil and Paraguay export good agricultural practices and the latest technology against desertification
The NGO Practical Action has organized, with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), through the Integral Project Water Management in Family Agriculture (GIAAF), the virtual course "Best practices and technological innovations in planting and water harvesting ". Its purpose, disseminate successful experiences of Brazil and Paraguay on the management of soil, water and vegetation cover as a way to mitigate the effects of drought and combat desertification.
Asoex expressed caution about future effects of ‘Brexit’
The president of the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile (Asoex), Ronald Brown, has expressed caution about the future implications of the departure of the United Kingdom of the European Union, considering that "it is still premature to visualize the immediate effects of this decision for exports of Chilean fruit ".
Chilean fruit exports begin their route to China and Vietnam
The Agriculture and Livestock Service of the Chilean Government (SAG) and the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile (ASOEX) are immersed in a negotiating process to export fruit to China and Vietnam, which have already taken some significant steps. Thus, a public-private mission has approached the phytosanitary authorities of both countries to lay the groundwork for future business relationships that facilitate the entry of Chilean fruit.
Soybean cultivation in Mexico is reactivated
The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), through the National Institute of Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock (INIFAP) has projected planting of 45,000 hectares of soybeans in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora after it was allowed to sow the oil for more than 20 years.
Urgent create the genetic map of american chily pepper
Although Bolivia, and Mexico share the center of origin of chili and there are sixteen endemic species in South America, Asian countries account for over 60% of world production.
Mexico started exporting livestock products and poultry products to Cuba
As a result of the recent official visit to Cuba -from head of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), José Calzada Rovirosa-, where he met with the ministers of Agriculture Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero- of Food industry -Maria del Carmen Concepcion Gonzalez and Rodrigo Malmierca Foreign Trade Diaz- Mexican producers may export beef and veal, pigs, sheep and goats and dairy, egg and poultry products.
Costa Rica: a computing platform serving agricultural productivity
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica will invest ₡ 50 million in the creation of a National Agricultural Information System, serving producers and market Chorotega, which will help to improve productivity in the aquaculture agriculture, fisheries and of that region. Such a system will be integrated by the data sources that exist in the country on agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture production, to facilitate the analysis, prediction and decision making in these areas.
Argentina: alert for presence in Brazil of the hive beetle
Argentina has declared a state of health alert throughout the country by the presence in apiaries of Sao Paulo (Brazil) of the small hive beetle (PEC). It is a plague of high impact for beekeeping, which has never been detected in this country, so the purpose of this measure is to avoid serious productive and commercial damage that would result from its entrance.
Meat ‘halal’ Colombian for Arab Emirates
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia (MinAgricultura) has completed the achievement of getting from the demanding Arab market, and specifically the United Arab Emirates, the green light to imports of beef from that Latin American country. As reported by the head of the agricultural portfolio, Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, "this has been the result of joint government and institutions work, as the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), aimed at getting the Colombian meat reaches the tables of the world ".