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Article: RP, Brazil bilateral agreements to address climate change, promote sustainable agriculture.
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- Philippines News Agency
- Article date:
- July 3, 2009
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By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, July 3 (PNA Feature) -- The recent visit of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to Brasilia has resulted in the signing of five bilateral agreements between the Philippines and Brazil aimed to address climate change and promote sustainable agriculture through exchange of scientific techonologies and agricultural research.
First, the Philippines' Department of Agriculture and Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply or MAPA (Ministerio da Agricultura, Pecuaria de Abastecimento) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on agriculture cooperation.
Under the agreement, both countries will ...