Mexico and Ghana aim to increase agricultural trade

2000Agro/Redacción Mexico and Ghana agreed to work on expanding agricultural trade in cocoa, rice and other cereals, coconut, cassava and corn, with which they seek to strengthen food security, rural development and the generation of economic opportunities, reported the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). Both countries are analyzing strategies to promote a memorandum of understanding on agricultural cooperation. The general coordinator of International Affairs of Agriculture, Lourdes Cruz Trinidad, and the ambassador of Ghana in Mexico, Hajia Alima Mahama, held a meeting in which they agreed to integrate a work group, tending to expand agricultural development cooperation between both nations. Mexico has institutions dedicated to cocoa research and are focused on improving productivity, quality, resistance to diseases, development of new varieties and added value. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1961, Ghana has been one of Mexico's main ...