During the first Joint Committee between Colombia and China, both nations signed an agreement to deepen cooperation in key sectors, such as energy production, use of clean energy, industrial capacities and bioeconomy.

The meeting was attended by the “Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Luis Carlos Reyes, accompanied by the Vice Ministers of Business Development and Foreign Trade, Lorenzo Castillo and Luis Felipe Quintero Suárez, respectively. Representing Japan, Gaku Yoda, Deputy Director General of Commerce of the Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Industry, attended.”

Energy cooperation between China and Colombia

Officials from China and Colombia signed a memorandum of cooperation on clean energy and bioeconomy, “seeking to integrate MSMEs into global value chains.” The agreement will also pave the way for “the transfer of knowledge and technology, especially in the development of electric vehicles”; and allow the generation of “products and services with greater added value, which will allow MSMEs to be integrated into national and international value chains related to climate, clean energy and industrial development.”

Regarding trade between the two countries, the ministers committed to “intensify the exchange of information and collaborate on initiatives aimed at improving the business environment in Colombia,” which includes sustainable investment in productive sectors that favor the technological transformation of Colombia, as well as the diversification of “the productive matrix, with emphasis on agroindustry, energy transition and manufacturing.”

Knowledge transfer and promotion of the bioeconomy

The transfer of Japanese technology is key in this process, since the objective is to “develop and produce in Colombia the equipment and components necessary for electromobility”, which includes “training for the installation and maintenance of electric vehicles, initially focused on public mobility”.

On the other hand, the negotiations also aim to improve local capacities in the assembly and repair of technologies for non-conventional renewable energy sources, together with the “manufacture of components to improve energy efficiency in the industrial sector”.

In this context, projects for the use of hydrogen in applications such as boilers, as a sustainable energy alternative, become important.

Another aspect that was addressed in the first Joint Committee between China and Colombia was the circular economy. In this regard, “the initiatives will focus on the co-processing of industrial waste and the treatment of wastewater”, with the purpose of promoting industrial reconversion, “especially in companies that produce single-use plastics”. All of this is framed in the promotion of the bioeconomy, where “research and knowledge transfer will be key to create value chains in products with sustainable potential, taking advantage of local inputs”.

M.Pino

Source: americaeconomia

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The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and Agbar Agriculture, from the Agbar group, signed a technical cooperation agreement with which they will seek to develop joint initiatives and projects linked to the smart and sustainable management of water resources in the agricultural sector of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The alliance will have an initial term of four years and its main objective is to optimize the use of water by improving processes and seeking alternative resources to be implemented in the countries of the region selected by both organizations.

Specifically, the areas of cooperation that the agreement will prioritize are those associated with the management of natural resources, climate change and the bioeconomy; rural development, productivity and competitiveness; information technology and social innovation.

The agreement was signed in an official virtual act by the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, and the Chairman of Agbar, Ángel Simón. Also participating in the signing of the agreement was the CEO of B2 International Consulting, Alexandre Barbosa, who worked to strengthen IICA-Agbar ties and will participate in the formulation of joint projects.

Agriculture with a human face

“The most important thing about the agreement is tomorrow and how we translate it into actions and projects that ultimately have to mean an improvement in the quality of life of the people of our continent and the world. We find ourselves in a very serious situation by water stress. It is time to move from diagnosis to action, and translate this into strategic projects; always thinking of agriculture with a human face and that it must be seen as part of the solution,” said the head of the hemispheric organization specializing in agricultural and rural development.

“Faced with current challenges, including climate change and the scarcity of water resources that greatly affect agricultural activity, at Agbar we are committed to alliances and technological innovation to optimize the use of water and the management of natural resources. We believe in an agricultural model of the future, which goes through environmental and socioeconomic sustainability, two fundamental and interrelated concepts”, highlighted, for his part, the president of Agbar.

As part of the alliance, both entities will exchange experiences and knowledge, provide direct advice, technical-scientific intermediation, among others, in the preparation and execution of projects related to the main objective of the synergy.

M. Rodríguez

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