On June 27, 2019, a forum on agricultural innovation was held in Brasilia, promoted by the CropLife organization and the National Vegetable Defense Association (ANDEF) of Brazil.
In this event, the CEO of CropLife, José Perdomo, indicated that, a greater investment in technology and education of farmers would be able to consolidate Latin America as the region with the largest production and export of food worldwide.
The agricultural industry has focused in recent decades on optimizing their processes to achieve higher quality in their food, making better use of the soil and prioritizing reducing the impact on the environment.
During the forum, Perdomo also stressed the great opportunity that the region has in this sector of the economy, being one of the main suppliers of food worldwide. In addition, he assured that there is a need to invest in the modernization of agronomic processes, through science and technology.
For his part, the director of Syngenta, Valdemar Fisher, during his participation in the event, said that agriculture represents one of the noblest activities on the planet, with which Latin America has the potential to be more and more protagonist of the economy world. A goal that will reach more quickly including more technology and education in the agronomy sector.
This is an economic scenario that US investors have taken advantage of in various opportunities. An example of this is the case of OPIC, an agency of the US Government. UU dedicated to facilitate the tasks of US companies, who wish to invest in emerging markets inside and outside of that territory; which in 2018 landed in Colombia with the intention of boosting with 500 million dollars, several projects where agricultural activities stood out.