"Organizations that implement ethical practices improve their productivity, drastically reducing the risks of bribery, blackmail, conflicts of interest and fines."
An article by Felipe Coronel, partner at Latin Lex Consulting, which was published in the Journal Enlace Empresarial of the Chamber of Commerce of Panama, highlighted the responsibility of the business sector in the fight against corruption, concepts which can be extrapolated to the entire region, beyond each country's position in international corruption indices.
On May 5th-6th breeders from different countries will meet in Costa Rica to discuss issues of reproduction, marketing and sustainability in the production of buffalo meat.
From a press release issued by the Costa Rican Association of Buffalo Breeders:
"At this time when the country continues to grow steadily in the development of the buffalo cattle, Costa Rica will be hosting the VII Buffalo Breeders Symposium of the Americas and Europe, which will bring together experts breeders from different countries around the world to cover four major themes during their meeting: Marketing and Sales, Legislation, Health and Reproduction and Entrepreneurship and sustainability.
Guatemalan cardamom producers will have access to best practices and techniques to improve production and increase their exports.
From a statement by the Guatemalan Exporters Association:
"In order for partnerships, cooperatives, committees and community groups, to work directly with the leaders of the national economy, the Cardamom Committee at AGEXPORT, under the Rural Agro Meeting to be held on 20 and 21 March 2014, in Coban, Alta Verapaz, is inviting cardamom producers to work together through an Agricultural Export Network, which will serve to facilitate the transfer of technology to farmers in different themes, so that they can take advantage of new business opportunities.
An agreement has been signed with the Environmental Tribunal to train 1300 farmers.
Throughout the year the fruit producers will participate in seminars where they will be taught about best production and environmentally friendly practices.
They will receive instruction on technical methods of land use, and function and location of treatment plants, among other things.
Better management practices allow taking advantage of opportunities, some of which are lost due to the everyday workload and emergencies to attend.
When we hear ourselves say "I did not have time for lunch" or "I still have 30 emails to answer," we must stop and analyze what we are doing wrong; surely we are transmitting to the company that aching feeling of continuous pressure which weakens the ability to think.
Rainforest Alliance and USAID have presented a new standard aimed at encouraging cattle farms to improve their environmental and social sustainability.
This standard, which forms part of the agreements established in DR-CAFTA, will help cattle farmers to implement best practices by voluntarily opting to obtain the the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ certification.
Two common issues facing modern agriculture: efficient food production and environmentally sustainable practises.
Agricultural Productivity plays a decisive role in the conservation of the environment as well as in economic and social development. As such, Central America's agricultural entrepreneurs and industries must keep themselves up-to-date with the latest innovations in maximizing harvests in the smallest surface area (ecological footprint) while optimizing water usage (virtual water and water footprint). This should be done alongside the region's Ministries of Agriculture and research organizations.
5 tips on how to write an email, and 5 mistakes to avoid.
We don't need a Literature Nobel Prize to communicate using e-mail, and, in any case, Shakespeare himself could make the mistake of YELLING to a friend, or incorrectly typing a word.
What to do
1 - Highlight important information in bold.
2 - If action is required, say so at the start of the e-mail.
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