Interview:Gustavo Grobocopatel How do you assess innovation in local agriculture? GUSTAVO GROBOCOPATEL: Argentina’s agriculture sector innovates in terms of processes and in technology; however, it is not very innovative in developing new products or adding value. In that sense, it is difficult for us to move forwards, and this has to do with both a lack of export competitiveness as well…
Intereview:Luis Miguel Etchevehere What foreign investment opportunities are there in the agricultural industry? LUIS MIGUEL ETCHEVEHERE: Wine, dairy products, fruits, meat and maize are some examples of the wide variety available in Argentina. There is no single Argentine agricultural product that does not represent an investment opportunity, especially given the higher demand from the Asian…
No area of the economy has felt the turnaround from the election of President Mauricio Macri more sharply than the agriculture sector. The country’s vast agricultural plains, known as the pampa húmeda, are one of the world’s great breadbaskets, but years of state intervention in the sector have diminished crop diversity and led to falling exports. However, the new government’s pro-market stance…
In English Nuevos acuerdos bilaterales, la flexibilización de las regulaciones comerciales y una mayor inversión en infraestructura parecen medidas encaminadas a desbloquear el crecimiento del sector agrícola de Argentina, país que se prepara para expandir sus exportaciones de granos. Alrededor de 30,000 toneladas de trigo se exportarán a México el próximo mes, luego de que los funcionarios…
En Español Only a few weeks ago Oxford Business Group published an article on the opportunities for agri-businesses in Colombia, and here we are again talking about the prospects for one of Latin America’s fastest-growing sectors. At the local level: The Colombia case study Output from Colombia’s agricultural sector rose by 7.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter of 2017, quite an impressive…
Farming and fishing play important roles in the Omani economy: more than half the local population and some 7.8% of expatriate workers are employed in these industries. This is despite the historic challenge of an arid climate and scarcity of water for crop cultivation, which have traditionally limited development. However, the implementation of modern irrigation techniques in recent times has enabled…
