Brazil: Virtual meeting shares knowledge about coconuts with technicians from Colombia

Researchers from Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros (Aracaju, SE) and Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical (Fortaleza, CE), participated, from December 13th to 15th, in the online international exchange "Sharing experiences around the coconut value chain". The main objective was to share, with technicians from Colombia, knowledge about the main aspects of the coconut production system and its production chain in Brazil, with a special focus on the North and Northeast regions. The meeting was the result of an articulation between the Colombian representation of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), involving several organizations in the country, under the coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Association of Afro municipalities of Colombia (Amunafro). With the exchange of experiences, the Colombian technicians hope to apply the knowledge acquired in their country's coconut production and add value to its production ...