Enhancing the cotton sector in Latin America and the Caribbean with innovation’s technologies through South-South cooperation
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The case study on the collaboration between FAO and the Embrapa aims to highlight the results achieved within the framework of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program with a particular focus on Embrapa's technical support during the implementation of the +Cotton Project in five countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
The document presents key achievements on seed validation and policy review, training, cotton boll weevil control, and machinery adapted to cotton family farming including the transference of technology for the region, as well as a way forward in support of the integration and implementation of a sustainability model to strengthen cotton production systems for cotton family farming, and strengthening of strategic themes at the regional level for the cotton sector.