This webinar, led by FONTAGRO, INTA – Argentina, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy of Argentina, the Agricultural Innovation Institute of Panama INIAP, AGROSAVIA – Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation, and the INIA Uruguay, aims to socialize how these organizations work together to combat the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) or Citrus Greening in the Americas.

The event will take place next Friday, October 18th at 10:00 am (Eastern Time in the United States, Washington DC) and its schedule varies according to the time zones:

– 9:00 am (Panama and Colombia)
– 11:00 am (Argentina and Uruguay).

To watch this webinar, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/live/zEYtCSbrS0k?si=BsrtyPijaScDatu3 

 

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About FONTAGRO

FONTAGRO was created 1998 with the purpose of promoting the increase of the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources and the reduction of poverty in the region. The objective of FONTAGRO is to establish itself as a sustainable financing mechanism for the development of agricultural technology and innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean and Spain, and to establish a forum for the discussion of priority topics of technological innovation. The member countries are: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela. In the last 21 years 167 regional agricultural innovation platforms have been co-financed for an amount of US $ 124 million, which has reached 452 institutions and 33 countries worldwide.