The Biden Administration continues to promote its Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity vision of agricultutal cooperation and digital workforce development in Latin America.
Ambassador Lisa Kubiske, the U.S. Senior Official for Foreign Affairs for the Americas Partnership, and Dr. Jonathan McFadden, research economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, took part in the first Americas Partnership Food Security Conference focused on Global Food Security and the Bioeconomy May 20-21, 2024, in Quito, Ecuador.
Ecuador and Peru lead the Americas Partnership Sustainable Food Production workstream, which also includes participation by the United States, Canada, Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic.
Officials from partner countries and experts from the Inter-American Development Bank met in Quito to "discuss how new technologies, climate-smart tools, and bioeconomic approaches can advance efforts to ensure our people have a sufficient supply of sustainably produced food," according to the State Department,
The aim of the two-day conference is to establish a regional agenda and concrete projects for sustainable food production.
Ambassador Kubiske then traveled to Costa Rica May 21-22 to discuss with Costa Rican government officials, industry, and academic institutions how the Americas Partnership can advance digital workforce development in the region.
Costa Rica, which leads the Americas Partnership digital workstream, is building a Center of Excellence focused on the digital technology sectors of the future – including semiconductors, cybersecurity, 5G, and artificial intelligence – working with industry and academia to create a pipeline of talent and employment opportunities in these sectors.
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