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Congress authorized incorporating US$40 million to MAG
The deputies of the Legislative Assembly approved, with 63 votes, reforms to the Budget Law 2024 to incorporate US$40 million to the Agriculture and Livestock branch, so it can have the resources and thus continue the delivery of agricultural packages.
Salvadorans will travel to Canada to work in agriculture, agricultural production and meat cutting
The minister of Labor, Rolando Castro, announced today the departure of the eighth contingent of salvadorans to Canada, who will work with temporary visas for a period of 2 years in that country.
Credit agencies highlight innovations to increase efficiency and sustainability in agriculture
Specialists and senior executives of financing agencies and investment and venture capital funds agreed that the promotion of sustainable processes, long-term profitability and the generation of innovative solutions that increase production efficiency are key elements for agrifood technology companies, or agtechs, to have more opportunities to receive investment and financing in Latin America and the Caribbean.
50 salvadorans travel to Canada to work in areas such as agriculture or construction
Through the Labor Migration program of the Ministry of Labor, more compatriots continue traveling to Canada. A new contingent of salvadorans left for the North American country to work legally.
The future of agriculture in times of climate change
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) explains that, in Latin America, agricultural practices differ from those of the regions where precision agriculture has been most widely introduced.
Agriculture is exempted from paying taxes on the purchase of seeds and inputs
With 79 votes, the deputies of the Legislative Assembly approved transitory provisions to exempt the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) from the payment of taxes on the Transferencia de Bienes Muebles y a la Prestación de Servicios (VAT) in the purchase of improved red bean seed, certified white corn seed, coffee plants and agricultural inputs and logistics contracting.
Latin American ministers of Agriculture seek to restore regional economies
Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture from Argentina, Colombia, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago will discuss the role of agriculture in the Americas in regional economic recovery and global food security, the environmental impact of the sector and how technology can help overcome current challenges, including fertilizer shortages.
Agriculture, as part of the solution to climate change, must be a protagonist at COP 27: IICA
Food security is at the top of the agenda and, because of its link to environmental issues and the role of agriculture as part of the solution to global challenges, it must occupy a prominent place at the next United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27), to be held in Egypt in november.
MAG seeks US$650 and US$640 million in financing to invest in agriculture and coffee sector
The minister of Agriculture and Livestock, David Martinez, informed in an interview about the investment planned by MAG for the agricultural and coffee sector.
El Salvador seeks to be a regional reference in agriculture and food production
El Salvador is in the struggle to recover its agriculture and return to being a regional reference in food production, as it was in the 1970s, on that basis underpin the development of its economy, explained the minister of Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), David Martinez in an interview with the AgroAmerica TV program, which is broadcast by the Brazilian channel, AgoMais.