IFPRI is participating in an international seminar on Challenges and Opportunities for Agriculture in Latin America, which will be held on October 10th and 11th, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This international seminar will discuss the difficulties and prospects for agriculture in Latin America, a region that currently accounts for a quarter of total exports in the sector.
Policymakers, economists, regulators, agribusiness and food industry leaders, academics and financiers and insurers to discuss:
- Latin American agriculture in a global context – the challenges, prospects, policy responses, and trade tensions.
- Sustainable development in Latin America
- Role of technological innovation in Latin American agriculture
- Brazil – Logistics and infrastructure, and rural credit context
Trade Prospects and Tensions: Implication for Latin American Agriculture (October 10, 2019 — 4:45pm – 5:00pm)
The US-China Trade Negotiations
- Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI