Paraguay's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) held a meeting with producers to expand vegetable cultivation nationwide, aiming for a more stable supply and greater participation of family farming in the Hambre Cero school feeding program, which currently requires 10% of contracts to be allocated to these producers.
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Paraguay's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock received a World Bank delegation to discuss progress on the Agricultural Market Integration Project (PIMA), which has already delivered tractors, storage centers, and irrigation systems in San Pedro and other regions.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Brazilian government, and Embrapa are preparing to launch a center of excellence in Georgetown to transfer technology and knowledge to the Caribbean and Central America, focusing on family farming and climate resilience.