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TRIBAL LIFE: MEET THE NAMAL JUNGLE SCHOOL

KINGDOM OF THE FOREST

Free workshop for ethnic businesses

Introduction to the NZ Education System

Migrant students and NCEA in NZ schools

Colombian Christmas Party

BNZBA: ‘Managing through the European Debt Crisis, the Chinese Century and NZ's Election"

ACTION ASEAN ! Register now for Cocktails at HSBC

 

Tribute to Mercedes Sosa

Friday 16th December 2011– Massey University Theatrette, Museum Building Massey University, Entrance D- Buckle Street- Mt Cook

Performances and Argentinian food and drink.

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Exhibitions and events for Brazil that you might be interested in attending or letting people know about

 

10th Latin American Film Festival

Business Strategy in the Age of Change

Date:     Thursday 10th November 2011

Venue:   The University of Otago House                 Street level 385 Queen St                 Auckland

Time:      Registration 3.30pm for a 4pm start                       6pm-7.00pm networking refreshments

Chilean Minister of the Environment 

Winning the Away Game: How to prosper in international business

18 October 2011

6.30pm

 

Come and hear why you should join the planned Export NZ/ASEAN-NZ Combined Business Council trade mission to Malaysia/Brunei early next year

 

Join us at Waka Māori to hear New Zealand Minister of Finance Bill English present on the opportunities for investment in New Zealand.

 

Agri On Show @ The Cloud
Tuesday 18 October, 12.30pm and 5.30pm
Venue: The Cloud, Queens Wharf, Auckland

 

NZCTA AGM AND LUNCHEON - 2 November

 

17 STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS, all in one day - from the people helping shape our world including Jonathan Ling; Rod Duke; Rosanne Meo; and many, many more

 

Thrive International - 17 World class stratrgies for success

20 October

http://www.thriveinternational.co.nz/

Christchurch Cocktails with Award winners Gallagher Security …

Gallagher is a world leading manufacturer and vendor of electronic access control and perimeter security systems and won the recent Cathay Pacific NZCTA China Trade Award supreme prize.

 

Curtis Edgecombe, General Manager for Gallagher Security is the guest speaker at a cocktail event in Christchurch and will elaborate on the factors, which lead the Hamilton based company to success in China.

 

Date: Wednesday 31 August 2011
Venue: Tangley on Clyde, 92 Clyde Rd, Christchurch
Time: 5.00 – 7.30 p.m.
RSVP: by Monday 29 August 2011

 

Feel free to forward this notice to colleagues, customers and friends in the Christchurch region. Members, non members and guests are welcome.

 

For details and to register please click here

For Curtis Edgecombe’s bio please click here

 

This event is kindly supported by gold sponsor HSBC

 

Billy T: Te Movie celebrates the life of the legendary Billy T James, New Zealand’s best-loved entertainer. The film explores Billy’s extraordinary talent as musician, singer, comedian, actor, writer and artist. It even attempts to uncover the source of his trademark giggle. With humour and love, the film tells of Billy’s meteoric rise to national fame and his tragic downfall into ill-health and financial collapse. Featuring digitally re-mastered footage of Billy’s performances and never-seen-before archival images, Billy T’s story is set alongside interviews with his family, friends and colleagues.

 

Billy T: Te Movie is produced by Tom Parkinson and Robert Boyd-Bell through their company BTJ Movie Ltd. Parkinson discovered Billy performing cabaret in the Avondale Rugby League Club in 1978 and cast him as Dexter Fitzgibbon in the television variety series Radio Times and produced the TV series The Billy T James Show. Boyd-Bell is a long-time television documentary producer and author of New Zealand Television – the First 25 Years

 

Date: Wednesday 17th August

Where: EVENT Cinemas
291-297 Queen Street
Auckland

Time: 5.30pm registration with                       
networking refreshments
6.30pm Billy T: Te Movie     
Commences                 

Cost: AmCham Member $60.00pp+GST  
Non Member    $70.00pp+GST             

Billy T: Te Movie will be released in cinemas nationwide on August 18th to commemorate 20 years since Billy’s death

RSVP Monday 15th August 2011

Email or fax completed form to:

Ph: 09 309 9140   Fax: 09 309 1090

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Tickets will not be refunded if bookings are cancelled after Monday 15th August 2011.

How to win bigger tenders and work with major supply chains, in NZ and internationally

 

Come along and find out what the successful NZ companies do to win local and global supply chain work, and hear from our own large procurement agencies what qualities they are looking for in supply chain partners.

 

AUCKLAND

Date: 3 August 9.30-12.30pm, followed by light lunch
Venue: Waipuna Auckland Hotel and Conference Centre
58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington.

 

SPEAKERS

Deb Archbold, overview of the major supply chain market – our strengths and weaknesses, what we need to do to be competitive and what the future trends are.

Ministry of Economic Development, June Ralston, Government Procurement Policy Update.
Auckland City Council, Tania Blakemore, Auckland City Procurement Policy and how to get engaged.
Grayson Engineering, David Moore, GM, Engaging in Major Supply Chains, private sector view point.

 

CHRISTCHURCH

Date: 4 August, 2.00pm-5.00pm, followed by networking drinks and nibbles
Venue: Clearwater Resort*, Clearwater  Avenue, Harewood.

 

SPEAKERS

Deb Archbold, overview of the major supply chain market – our strengths and weaknesses, what we need to do to be competitive and what the future trends are.
Ministry of Economic Development, June Ralston, Government Procurement Policy Update.

Christchurch City Council, Jake Rance, Procurement and Purchasing Manager.
CERA – TBC.

 

WELLINGTON

Date: 5 August, 1.30-4.30
Venue: Wellesley Hotel, 2-8 Maginnity Street, Wellington.

 

SPEAKERS

Deb Archbold, overview of the major supply chain market – our strengths and weaknesses, what we need to do to be competitive and what the future trends are.
Ministry of Economic Development, June Ralston, Government Procurement Policy Update.
Steve Botica, former Chief Information Officer at Ministry for the Environment.
Ministry of Defence, Dep. Sec Acquisition, Des Ashton.
NZ Police, Stan Pope, National Procurement Manager.
NZ Transport Agency, Richard Wade, Senior Procurement Manager.

RSVP

If you wish to attend one of these seminars please RSVP by 29 Jul, to the contact listed below for the seminar you wish to attend:

 

Auckland
Gilbert Peterson
EMA
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Christchurch
Richard Holstein
Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce
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Wellington
Liam Jensen
Employers Chamber of Commerce Central
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Tango Classes

 

Mondays tango class

 

On 18th and 25th July we will be revising techniques and "cool moves" learnt at the tango festival.There will only be one open level class covering all levels of tango (beg to adv) 6.30 to 7.30pm at WPC 25 vivian st. $15 per class

 

Our next course series starts: Monday 1st August 6.30 - 7.30 beginners & 7.30-8.30pm int/adv.

 

Alex White

Viva Latina Dance Company

tel: 021 8482 53 (021 VIVA LD)

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web:  http://www.vivald.co.nz

 

Drug Dealers In Your Workplace

 

The Global Women’s Summits 2011

 

ONE BY ONE

"A silent show with live music and two characters in an almost-love story."

LAB: Research Theatre Company is back to delight audiences with its dynamic ensemble acting, inventive direction and compelling storytelling.

One by One is an almost-love story. The tragic story of Bonnie and Marty endlessly missing each other until love emerges as an inevitable collision. The story unfolds in a succession of comedic situations as both characters deal with the struggle of not being able to have what they want the most.

One by One is a silent show with live music. The whole story is told by Katie Burson, Greg Padoa without the use of verbal language. This work can not be described as mime or physical theatre. It is just theatre in its simplest form.

LAB: Research Theatre Company is a permanent acting laboratory directed by Pedro Ilgenfritz, created in 2009, engaged in the research of actors' training and the creation of original theatre shows. We are proud to bring you our second production after the acclaimed Alfonsina (2010) and its successful seasons in Auckland (Musgrove Studio), Wellington and Dunedin Fringe Festivals and participating as a special guest at VERTICE 2010 - International Women in Theatre Festival in Brazil.

One by One
Musgrove Studio, University of Auckland
1st to 6th August - 8 pm
Matinee 6th August - 2 pm
Estimated running time: 70 minutes - No interval
Bookings: www.maidment.auckland.ac.nz or (09) 308 23 83. Booking fees may apply.

Creative Team
Director/Producer: Pedro Ilgenfritz
Cast: Katie Burson and Greg Padoa
Music: John Ellis and Mark Ingram
Lighting Design: Joshua Bond
Stage Manager: Ruby Reihana-Wilson
Visual Designer: Leilani Heather

"This team understands the value of pathos in comedy and their world view is compassionate, humane and realistic." - John Smythe, THEATREVIEW

"Leaves audience members grinning from ear to ear, arguing as to whether it's (Alfonsina) the best thing they've ever seen." - Caoilinn Hughes, THEATREVIEW

 

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For interviews or more information:

Pedro Ilgenfritz, director/producer
T: (09) 8154321 ext 7848
M: 021 2056616
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2nd Annual Agricultural and Horticultural Outook Summit

We will be looking at Agricultural and Horticultural priorities in Trade, investment and Innovation

20th and 21st July 2011 Amora Hotel Wellington

LANZBC will be talking on the first day at 1.340pm about Latin America tying in with the theme.

 

THE NEW DIGITAL MIDDLE CLASS

The report accessible through the link below is about the ‘new digital middle class’ in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, and is from a company called Razorfish, in partnership with Terra Networks. It is quite long but provides some very interesting and challenging views and analysis. If you have any comments or queries please feel free to contact the author Joe 
Crump,
 Senior
 Vice 
President
 of
 Strategy 
and 
Planning, 
Razorfish

 

http://www.slideshare.net/klamkin/stampede-5534298

 

REPORT ON VISIT TO ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL IN SEPTEMBER 2010 BY PHIL O’REILLY THE CEO OF BUSINESS NEW ZEALAND

Recently Phil O’Reilly visited Brazil and Argentina on a mission which was a joint project between BusinessNZ and MFAT.  The purpose of the visit was to gain private sector insight into these markets on behalf of “New Zealand Inc” and make recommendations to Government and Business about further actions for these markets.

 

ADDRESS TO MEXICAN BUSINESS MEETING BY THE NZ MINISTER OF TRADE ON 4 NOVEMBER 2010

Secretary Ferrari

Members of the New Zealand business delegation

Distinguished Mexican guests

Muy buenas tardes amigas y amigos. (Good afternoon friends)

Greetings to you all.

 

I am delighted to be here in Mexico City, making my first visit as a Minister of the New Zealand government.  I am particularly pleased to be accompanied by a delegation of New Zealand business and to preside today, together with Secretary Ferrari, over this matchmaking event with Mexican companies.

 

It is a good time to be here.  For many countries in Latin America, including Mexico, 2010 marks 200 years of independence.  This gives us a context to look at potential, as well as offer congratulations.  And as The Economist commented recently, Latin America is undergoing a renaissance.  We have prioritised our economic relationships with Asia over recent decades, with outstandingly successful results for New Zealand. However, there is an unmistakeable awakening of interest among certain New Zealand companies in Latin and Central America. The Government, for its part, is underpinning this interest with a comprehensive strategy for the region.

 

In Mexico’s case, this means working on themes of supporting business, competitivity and good governance, and multilateral partnership with a particular focus on the environment.

 

Mexico offers significant opportunities.  It is the 14th largest economy in the world with a young working population (a third under 30), a growing middle class, and privileged access through free trade agreements (FTAs) to the United States and other significant economies.  Mexico’s foreign direct investment stocks are, at USD309.5 billion in 2009, the second highest in Latin America, and the IMF is predicting increases of 2.3% for 2010 and 2.1% for 2011.  I note that after passing through a difficult period with the global financial crisis, Mexico is on track for growth of 4.5% in 2010.

 

Mexico is New Zealand’s largest trading partner in Latin America and a destination of increasing interest for New Zealand investment.  New Zealand investment in Latin America generally is growing.  But whereas in the southern cone our focus is on developing the food production chain, in Mexico, our companies are taking advantage of competitive opportunities for investment in the manufacturing sector.

 

This interest is confirmed by the New Zealand business delegation here today.  I would like to present:

 

• 4RF Communications, which design and manufacture radio equipment used in critical infrastructure deployments for rural communications, utilities, oil and gas, transport, military and public safety organisations for customers in 118 countries.

 

• AsureQuality, which provide services in traceability and quality assurance across the food and beverage and agritech industries.  AsureQuality operates in 46 countries, including Mexico where it has a strategic alliance with Mexican company CIATEJ

 

• BCS Group, which supply baggage and parcel handling systems, operations and maintenance of material handling systems, and specialised products and solutions for the aviation and logistics industries world-wide

 

• Criterion Furniture, which design and manufacture furniture for the home and office for sale internationally, including here in Mexico

 

• Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, a world leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of products and systems for use in respiratory care, acute care and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea for over seven million patients a year in over 120 countries.

 

• Pacific Aerospace, the second largest aircraft manufacturer in the southern hemisphere with global operations.  Its ten-seater P-750 XSTOL, certified for use here in Mexico, is the only aircraft in the world that can take off and land in less than 800 feet while carrying a load greater than its own empty weight, even in hot and high conditions.

 

• Pumpkin Patch Originals, a designer range of children’s wear offered at affordable prices in 22 markets around the world, 80% of whose business comes from international sales

 

• Tait Radio Communications, which manufactures and deploys professional analogue and digital radio solutions for public safety, transport and utilities customers around the world, including here in Mexico

 

• Wellington Drive Technologies, which designs, manufacture and distribute electronic motors for commercial refrigeration, and which has a strategic alliance in Mexico

The visit I am leading today returns the investment in relations made by Secretary Ferrari in taking a Mexican business delegation to New Zealand in 2008 when head of ProMéxico.  A number of the companies Dr Ferrari saw then have gone on to invest in Mexico, to form strategic alliances, or to explore these possibilities.  This 2008 visit by Dr Ferrari followed another he had made in 2007, accompanying President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa on the first bilateral visit by a Mexican president to New Zealand.

 

I’m pleased to build on these bilateral firsts by the government of President Calderón through leading the first New Zealand business delegation to scope investment and trade opportunities in Mexico.

 

New Zealand has a well deserved reputation for excellence in agriculture.  This comes not only from a favourable climate, but also considerable investment in research and development – it’s a high tech industry for us.  And one developed without subsidies.

 

But beyond agriculture, we have some world leading specialised manufacturers who showcase innovation, pragmatism and niche technology.  A number of you may have seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  Not only are these films produced with the benefit of magnificent New Zealand scenery, but also with ground breaking technology.

 

Our delegation features a number of these leading companies.  To give you but two examples, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare is a good example of what’s possible – a New Zealand company which has embraced the global production chain, with design in New Zealand and now manufacturing in Tijuana with exports to over 120 countries.

 

Wellington Drive Technologies is in partnership with Mexican company Imbera, promoting energy efficiency technology which reduces demands on Mexico’s electricity network, helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and produces savings for business.

 

Our relationship is relatively young, but it is full of potential.

 

New Zealand and Mexico have complementary economies, as confirmed by the Joint Experts Group report of 2006.  Existing trade and economic ties are good but could be even better.

 

The Joint Experts Group report talked about the potential of a Free Trade Agreement Plus between us – one that did the usual things that an FTA does, such as reducing tariffs and quotas, but that also established “strategic economic cooperation”.

 

These closer economic relationship agreements are what New Zealand likes to establish with key partners to capture more fully the benefits of cooperation.  We look for win-win in our relationships – we’re too small to take any other approach to our trading partners.

 

We have, for example, a closer economic partnership with Chile, in the context of P4.  With New Zealand investment, Chile has become an exporter of dairy for the first time.

 

We are now working with Chile, Peru, Vietnam, Brunei, Australia, Singapore and the United States on the TPP or Trans-Pacific Partnership.  This is the only new trade initiative the Obama administration has taken on.  It presents a strategic opportunity, a 21st century agreement that should serve as an eventual platform in coming years for other APEC countries – including, I hope, Mexico.

 

The Asia-Pacific region will be the epicentre of economic growth in the world in coming decades and while Mexico has a privileged relationship with the United States, this doesn’t conflict with seeking trade diversification.

 

New Zealand is well placed to serve as a platform for Mexican companies interested in Asia.  We have an extensive network of Free Trade Agreements throughout the region, including with China, with whom we were the first developed country to conclude a FTA.  It’s worth noting that in the 22 months since signing that FTA, we have seen a 77% increase in our exports to China.  Our companies know the markets and the culture in Asia and can help Mexican firms expand there.

 

Our closer economic partnerships go beyond trade, giving impetus to relations overall.  We would like to share with Mexico lessons we have learned that have helped us become the country ranked second globally by the World Bank for the ease of doing business, the first in the world according to Transparency International for perceptions of low corruption, the most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index, and highly rated by the OECD for our education standards.

 

I can’t leave the subject of trade and economic issues without saying a few words about the World Trade Organisation.  I appreciate the immense sense of frustration in Mexico and around the world at the collective failure to conclude the Doha Round. I recall only too well the effort the Mexican Government put into the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Cancun several years ago. I was that stage chairing the Rules Group - the negotiating group responsible for anti-dumping and subsidies disciplines.

 

However frustrating it may be, I see no alternative but to persevere with the process. The four benefits for Mexico from the WTO listed on Economía’s website are benefits for us all: opening markets; creating clear and transparent rules and disciplines for the external trade operations of our companies; having access to dispute mechanisms when our rights have been violated; and ensuring that regional agreements don’t become closed blocks.  We need to continue to work hard in the WTO to promote the success of the Round.

 

New Zealand and Mexico have a strong history of cooperation on multilateral disarmament and arms control initiatives, particularly in the nuclear area, but more recently on cluster munitions.  We are working together on environment – particularly climate change, which is what brings me to Mexico on this visit, participating in the pre-COP16 meeting Mexico is hosting.  And I should acknowledge Mexico’s leadership on climate change, not just for being host of COP16, but also for your leadership as a developing country with a high degree of commitment  to reducing its own emissions.

 

I’m pleased to have Mexico in the Global Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, working with us on finding ways to reduce emissions in this area while maintaining the imperative of producing food for the world’s growing population.   Cooperation on green technologies is an increasing facet of our relationship, particularly following the signature of an arrangement on cooperation in new and renewable energies by New Zealand’s Minister of Energy and Mexico’s Energy Secretary in March of this year.

 

Dr Ferrari talked on his 2008 visit to New Zealand about the need for a “courtship” between New Zealand and Mexican business, to get to know each other better.  I’m happy to be in Mexico to take this courtship further.

 

Thank you for coming today.

 

 

CONCESSION FOR ADDITIONAL PERUVIAN AIRPORTS TO BE AWARDED SOON, 1 AUGUST 2010

LIMA: ProInversion, the private investment promotion agency of Peru, is likely to award the concession to build additional airports in the country during the fourth quarter of this year, according to Business News Americas, citing an un-named official from the agency.

A total of six airport terminals in southern Peru are planned. The concession had been expected to be awarded in June or July but this was delayed because the final version of the contract took longer than expected to be drawn up, according to the official.

The document is being reviewed by the comptroller general, the official said.

Although authorities have not established a definite date, the official says the contract is expected to be approved by the end of August.

The entity will call for technical and financial bids to be submitted once the contract is officially approved, the official added.

The terminals included in the package are: Apurimac region's Andahuaylas airport, terminals in regions Arequipa and Ayacucho, Puno's Juliaca, Puerto Maldonado in Madre de Dios and Tacna.

The 25-year concession will require an estimated US$237 million investment that will be co-financed by the state. The recipient of the concession will operate and maintain the airports, as well as design, finance and carry out improvement works.

Source: Business News Americas

 

URUGUAYAN LAND PRICES LIFT, 1 AUGUST 2010

MONTEVIDEO: Land prices rose in Uruguay in the first half of 2010 according to La Nación.

The average price is currently $US2519 per hectare, up from $US2426 per hectare at the start of the year.

From January to June 2010, a total of 180,000 hectares were sold for $US 451 million - an 8 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

The main purchasers were soy producers from Argentina and Brazil, along with European and American forestry companies.

Source: La Nación

 

CHILE EXPORTS ITS FIRST SHIPMENTS OF ORGANIC MEAT, 18 AUGUST 2010

SANTIAGO: Chilean company Frigorifico Osorno of Coyhaique is exporting its first shipment of organic meat to Germany, local newspaper El Mercurio reported.

The company is promoting organic pasture feeding to farmers in southern Chile, El Mercurio reported, and is also undertaking market studies to implement the production of organic meat in Chile to be exported to markets in the US, Asia and Europe.

Promoting organic pasture feeding to domestic farmers has taken the company 24 months, and the cattle were only allowed to be fed on land that was certified by IMO Chile, the country’s official organics certifier.

“In the future it is possible for producers to opt to feed the animals 50 percent on organic pasture and 50 percent using organic concentrates but at the moment this type of feed is not available,” El Mercurio said.

Chile currently has 1,395 hectares certified as 100 percent organic and is hoping to obtain certification for another 13,000 hectares also in Coyhaique and a small parcel of land in Osorno.

Source: El Mercurio

 

BENEFITING FROM LATIN AMERICAN BABY BOOMERS, 16 AUGUST 2010

BRASILIA: Manufacturers of consumer packaged goods need to re-think how they market products to Latin America’s baby-boomers, according to research and business intelligence firm Nielsen.

Nielsen said that while the trend of lower birth rates combined with longer life expectancies in Europe and the United States had been well documented, the trend also extended to Latin America.

Analysis from Nielsen showed that people aged 50+ currently made up 19 percent of the population in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Puerto Rico. However those numbers are expected to rise to 26 percent by 2025 and 38 percent by 2050, according to Nielsen.

“In the next 10 to 12 years, one of every four consumers will be over age 50, and as in other countries around the world, older Latin Americans are defying the traditional stereotypes. They are more affluent, spend more money and are open to new brands and products,” Mary Paz Roman from Nielsen in Latin America said.

“As competition for a greater share of consumers’ pesos, reals and dollars grows more intense, retailers and manufacturers should re-assess how they view this consumer group if they hope to seize the opportunities this new reality offers.”

According to Nielsen, categories that currently attracted a greater preference among more mature Latin Americans include hot and cold beverages, sweeteners/sugar, pet food and hair dyes and coloring, and retailers and manufacturers can expect increased popularity in years to come.

“But other categories that could benefit – if manufacturers innovate and appeal specifically to this demographic – include a number of health and beauty segments such as shampoo, conditioners and deodorants,” Nielsen added.

Source: The Nielsen Company

 

NZ AND CHILE COMMIT TO ENERGY COOPERATION, 21 JUNE 2010

Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee and Chilean Minister of Energy Dr Ricardo Raineri Bernain met in Wellington today and affirmed the growing importance of the energy relationship between New Zealand and Chile.

“The Trans Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (P4) has provided a strong framework on which to build linkages between New Zealand and Chile in the energy sector,” Mr Brownlee said.

Dr Raineri arrived in New Zealand immediately following the 9th APEC Energy Ministerial meeting in Japan.  Both Ministers agreed that APEC provided a valuable framework for energy cooperation.

“New Zealand and Chile are geographically similar, with common potential for the development of renewable energies,” Mr Brownlee said.

Sectors of mutual interest include geothermal energy, wind energy, biomass, biofuels, and marine energy.

“We have agreed to build on existing agreements and arrangements to promote strengthened energy linkages, including between relevant government agencies, research and science institutes, universities and businesses,” Mr Brownlee said.

For the full joint statement from Ministers Brownlee and Raineri, visit: www.mfat.govt.nz

 

 

CHILE REDEFINING AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT POLICY, 21 JUNE 2010

SANTIAGO: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera outlined his vision for the country’s agricultural sector in a speech to Chile’s Congress last month.

In his speech the President said that with over two million Chileans working in the agricultural sector, the government was going to create a ‘state policy in favour of agriculture.’

President Pinera said the challenge was to turn Chile into a true food producing power by ‘taking advantage of increase in demand due to new consumers, and a reduction in world supply due to global warming.’

Documentation supporting the President’s speech outlined 25 specific priorities for the agri-forestry sector development.

Source: Chilean Government