The virtual dialogue also included a detailed analysis of the economic and social impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean of disruptions in the global food, energy and fertilizer markets.

At the II Forum of Female Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture and Other High-level Officials of the areas of agriculture, science and technology of the countries of the Americas, organized by IICA in collaboration with the government of Honduras, political authorities and prestigious scientists from across the hemisphere staged a high-level debate on “The new frontier of knowledge and the importance of the role of women in science”.

Agricultural attaches of the Americas to the European Union (EU), based in Brussels, Belgium, and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, engaged in a virtual dialogue organized by the Argentine Embassy in the EU. They discussed strategies and courses of action to address the current spike in food and energy prices and the crisis in the chemical fertilizer market.

They will work together to relaunch INTA’s Pro Huerta Program, which was implemented successfully between 2006 and 2015. With the participation of IICA specialists, the two institutions aim to improve the food security situation in the Caribbean country.

In this new position, Camargo will seek to strengthen Mercosur’s agricultural agenda and integration between Argentina and Brazil, South America’s top two food producers. Camargo, who holds degrees in Law and Public Administration, as well as a Master’s in Business Management, has extensive experience in the public sector, particularly in agricultural matters.

Through this collaboration, both organisations aim to support Commonwealth Caribbean countries to better leverage digitalisation for increased food production, to achieve agricultural and fisheries development, including trade and investment, and rural well-being across the region.