Gabriela Castro Fontoura’s Post

What brought the Peruvian agroindustry where we are today is not what is going to take us to the next stage…our CEO reflects on what is needed from now onwards

Latin America, strategically vital, emerges as a key player in global food security. With substantial agricultural exports and a significant workforce, the region is poised to lead in supplying fruits and vegetables worldwide. Amid climate-induced supply chain disruptions, its role becomes paramount for global stability. Crucial investments in infrastructure and sustainable practices are needed to solidify Latin America's position. Transparent trade policies will enhance its geopolitical relevance, shaping global dynamics while feeding the world. #FoodSecurity #LatinAmerica #GlobalAgriculture #ClimateResilience #SupplyChain #InfrastructureInvestment #GeopoliticalRelevance #SustainableFarming #GlobalTrade #EmergingMarkets #WorkforcePotential #AgriculturalInnovation 🌍🍲💼

A good summary in Spanish of our season-end analysis of table grapes in Peru!

Resilience isn't just an individual's trait; it defines companies and even nations. Take Paraguay, one of my 'home countries,' for example. Despite being lesser-known, landlocked and with limited mineral ressources, it's emerging as a geopolitical force. Surprisingly, it's become a key clean energy producer based on hydroelectric power (100% of its electricity is generated from renewable sources), ranks among the top 10 exporters of soy and beef and continue to attract investors. Challenges persist, but Paraguay stands strong, boasting stable growth and remaining a steadfast presence amidst adversities. It's a nice testament to the power of resilience. #Resilience #Paraguay #

🌎🌾🇵🇪 Regarding the #EarthDay, and this moving testimony from a peruvian producer who shows how #sustainableagriculture has provided opportunities for growth and significant improvements in his quality of life and his community, it is important to remember the relevance it has in our days the promotion of #sustainability and value creation in #agriculturalsupplychains : 💡🧑🏻🌾 More people value products derived from #fair and #sustainableproduction. By creating more value at the local level, producers will be able to increase their income and diversify their sources. This is the relevance of the centers for the creation and assistance of companies that encourage local investment in processes, promoting local value creation also implies the application of measures to improve the quality of agricultural raw materials, which link the producers, for example, with specialized product markets. ♻️🌐 To make the most of #globalsynergies, the international transfer of knowledge on #bestpractices and #goodgovernance in sustainable agricultural supply chains is promoted. What it is about is not only developing sustainable agriculture strategies, but also ensuring that producers are in a position to put them into practice. This requires #agriculturalextension methods appropriate to local conditions, as well as new avenues for non-university agricultural training. The possibilities offered by information and communication technology can play an important role in this. 🌳🤝In this way, the goal must continue to be to promote #sustainability in #agriculturalsupplychains by supporting close national and international collaboration between private sector actors, as well as with local and national governments. Through #cooperation of multiple actors, with approaches from #economics, #politics, #science and #civilsociety.

Recuperación mixta’: Rabobank pronostica un crecimiento modesto para la industria del camarón 🦐 en 2024, pero los desafíos del mercado global obstaculizan los esfuerzos de recuperación. 15 de abril de 2024 Rabobank anticipa mejoras marginales en mercados clave del camarón como Estados Unidos, la UE, Japón y Corea del Sur, pero persisten desafíos para la recuperación. Mientras la industria mundial del #camarón de cultivo navega por las complejidades del panorama del mercado global, un nuevo informe de Rabobank sugiere una mejora en comparación con el año anterior, particularmente en mercados clave como Estados Unidos, la Unión Europea (UE), Japón y Corea del Sur.

A good reflection by Carlos Enrique Cavelier on the mounting challenges that smallholder farmers face in Latin America and most specifically in Colombia. Several national call from the President of Colombia that this country could feed the world... but that should come with the importance to consider the cost on nature (water and soil depletion), the need for better infrastructures (roads & bridges) but also commercial infrastructures (transformation, consolidation points) that are strategically placed in order to reduce loss and cost. A sustainable agriculture is impossible without strategic investment in infrastructure and better pricing of agricultural commodities. (1) I think that this article from the NY Times sets the stage on the obvious cost of nature that are not included in the pricing of commodities further contributing to climate change and biodiversity loss - https://lnkd.in/d8chGsGN In summary "The average American consumes more than 300 gallons of California water each week by eating food that was produced there." (2) Nature markets make up $9.8 trillion worth of goods and services—equivalent to 11 percent of global GDP. But the explicit value of nature in markets represents a fraction of nature’s true value. Nature markets are not well understood and often underprice the nature upon which they depend, leading to an inefficient use of natural resources despite their criticality throughout the global economy. Only a small segment of nature markets are currently designed to achieve nature-positive and equitable outcomes. The negative consequences of this shortfall are likely also economic. For example, the World Bank estimates annual negative externalities of the global food system at $12 trillion per year, which is greater than the market value it generates. A major contributor to those negative externalities is the damage the food system does to nature, which can sometimes result in inequity for different populations, especially indigenous groups and rural communities. We are working on recommendations that needs to be on the table during COP16 that there is NO biodiversity without the smallholder farmers. (3) This is a call for collaboration with Jhenifer Mojica (Colombia Minister of the Environment) and for business leaders to collaborate on solutions that can mitigate the lack of preparedness from businesses and farmers to comply with the upcoming Tsunami Regulatory that will require a "Forensically verified" process on the provenance of the agricultural goods that will enter the EU Zone. This offers an opportunity for business leaders like Carlos Enrique to take part in our initiative that will help build a path to a financially sustainable smallholder farmers in support of climate, nature, and Colombianos. #farming #sustainabledevelopment #colombia #eugreendeal

The need to become activist leaders is urgent to help accelerate the UPGRADE of our organizations and institutions towards a more conscious business ecosystem #consciousbusinessjourney #consciouscapitalim #capitalismoconsciente #leadership

Relive the Second Agricultural Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting in the Tarapacá Region, an opportunity to explore agricultural innovation and entrepreneurship in La Tirana. #sqmnutrition #sustainability #sustainableagriculture 

Often the work of Regulatory Affairs is an ant's work and the result sometimes takes a few years to appear. But it is gratifying to see the result in the form of an approval for a cutting-edge technology. Today we're celebrating the approval of the first genetically modified yeast from Novonesis (legacy Novozymes) in Argentina for the production of biofuels - Innova Force! 🌟 #novonesis #biotech #biofuels #regulatoryaffairs #regulatorycompliance