Issue May 08-14 2024: According to Confederación de Asociaciones Rurales de Santa Fe (Carsfe), Route 11 is in “deplorable condition” despite it being a key route for the transfer of agricultural products.

Issue May 08-14 2024: The young people of Colombia aged 14 to 28 make up only 24 percent (12.7 million) of the total population, reflecting a decreasing trend, which will create real obstacles in Colombia’s near future, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Issue May 08-14 2024: Amidst a food crisis, the Cuban Government dispatched Antonio Carricarte, president of the Chamber of Commerce, to Spain to court businessmen for investment in food production on the island. Simultaneously, a U.S. delegation of congressmen and farmers visited Havana to express interest in expanding commercial ties.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: Colombia looks to take advantage of the developing cannabis and hemp industry with an initial investment of 5,000 million pesos.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: Uruguay achieves a milestone in environmental sustainability by developing Plan Vale, a deposit-refunding system for disposable containers and packages.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: In addition to their enormous humanitarian cost – with dozens dead, hundreds injured, and more than 200,000 displaced – the intense rainfalls afflicting the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil also bring with them economic shockwaves, the full repercussions of which have yet to be fully understood.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: The entire batch of 275 bags was certified to have been grown on Costa Rican farms that, since December 2020, have not cut into forest to expand their agricultural areas.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Piggy Sooy, an Argentine biotechnological firm that manages to produce pork proteins from soybeans, obtained an unprecedented endorsement in the United States.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Brazil was ranked as 19th out of the top 25 most attractive countries for foreign direct investment (DFI) by the consulting firm Kearney, the highest ranking the South American country has received since 2017.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: The Caribbean Cultural Fund (CCF) recently announced its inaugural call for proposals, which will offer substantial funding to art and culture projects across the Caribbean.