(21 October 2011) Despite the current context of volatility and high food prices, in the long term, the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will be able to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by having available land - albeit concentrated in a few countries- a relative abundance of water, biodiversity and well-educated human resources.
But this will require more than simply increasing the area under cultivation. It will also be necessary to bridge the gaps in technology and production in the region, in order to significantly increase yields and food production…
(21 de octubre, 2011) Aunque inmerso en un escenario de volatilidad y de altos precios de los alimentos, el sector agrícola de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) puede capitalizar, en el largo plazo, la oportunidad que le brinda tener tierra disponible -aunque concentrada en algunos países-, abundancia relativa de agua, biodiversidad y recursos humanos capacitados.
Pero no se trata solo de aumentar la superficie cultivada. También es necesario cerrar las grandes brechas tecnológicas y de productividad que presenta la región para aumentar significativamente los rendimientos y la producción d…
(4 de abril, 2011) El Secretario General de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), Ángel Gurría, visitó el lunes 4 de abril la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, donde sostuvo una reunión de trabajo con los directores de la institución para tratar temas de la coyuntura económica actual y el papel de América Latina y el Caribe.
Gurría fue recibido por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, con quien discutió la posibilidad de ampliar los espacios de cooperación entre ambos organismos. La agenda d…
(13 October 2010) According to Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, speaking at a conference at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile: "Science, technology and innovation have become increasingly important in recent years and have become fundamental elements for growth and competitiveness in the world market".
The high-level conference entitled "The Importance of Public Policies for Innovation" was attended by science and technology ministers from many of the region's countries, as well as international experts, who analysed the various initiatives under way in this area in Lati…
é relativamente grande o consenso entre economistas de que o crescimento econômico dos países está associado à inova ção tecnológica. O consenso diminui se o assunto é como fazer inova ção tecnológica e é ainda menor quando o tema da inova ção tecnológica está inserido no debate sobre o desenvolvimento de países de industrializa ção tardia como o Brasil. No centro deste debate, estão as empresas líderes e a sua capacidade de acumular recursos e competências em intensidade e densidade suficientes para “puxar” ou difundir capacidades e progresso por todo o sistema produtivo.…
Just as the world economy was showing signs of a recovery, a new global recession and a financial crisis in Europe are looming on the horizon. The economies of the great majority of countries grew in 2010, albeit at different speeds. While growth in the most developed countries was sluggish and in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) averaged a little over 4%, the production of the developing economies rose by more than 6.5%, with China and India, the new engines of the world economy, leading the way. Paradoxically, the specter of recession has appeared when the global economy is also showing…
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