The meeting will take place from September 17 to 19 at the Havana Convention Palace. The meeting is organized by the Ministry of Agriculture (Minag), the Center for Talent Management (Cegesta), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and FAO.

The statement released Friday in the Cuban capital explains that the Center for the Study of Management, Local Development, Tourism and Cooperativism of the University of Pinar del Río are also participating.

The meeting will take place in the framework of the 14th edition of the International Convention of Cooperativism Cooperat 2024, to be held at the Palace on the same date, and its purpose is to contribute to the identification of the main gaps, challenges and opportunities existing in the Cuban agrarian sector for the promotion of enterprises.

The event will also promote financial schemes for the production, transformation and commercialization of agricultural products, taking as a pilot different initiatives that exist in the country.

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