Brazil: South-south cooperation revs up

[ocpagu]

As one of the world's emerging economic powerhouses, Brazil is vigourously pursuing one of the key economic objectives on the UN's development agenda: South-South Cooperation.

The Brazilian Cooperation Agency is currently participating in scores of economic projects, mostly in the agricultural sector, in more than 80 developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The projects range across industries from livestock and fisheries to horticulture and food production.

Brazil is supporting the development of an experimental cotton station in Mali, a rice station in Senegal, a vocational training centre and food security programme in East Timor and soybean production in Cuba. Additionally, it is providing technical expertise and assistance in the development of agricultural technology in Haiti, a vocational training centre in Paraguay and the creation and consolidation of the Institute of Agriculture and Livestock in Bolivia.

In 2010 alone, Brazil signed 21 international agreements with just one single regional organisation, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), along with bilateral agreements with Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname and Haiti.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/08/201182284856866748.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. What a tremendous bunch of information. Vital work among south/south countries

involving new powerhouse countries for the benefit of the entire world.

It brings tears to the eyes realizing how important this is at such a critical time. Brazil, India, South Africa. Hoping all success for this work, which was conceived during Lula da Silva's Presidency, getting to this stage with Dilma Rousseff.

Terrific photo, a recent one from this month of Lula da Silva with Ban Ki-Moon:

http://english.aljazeera.net.nyud.net:8090/mritems/Images/2011/8/22/201182293548513734_20.jpg
He looks sensational!

Thanks, ocpagu! Recommend.