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In his opening speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Brazilian president pledged to achieve zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, called for an end to armed conflicts, and raised concerns about the growing issue of global hunger.

Embrapa, Brazil’s agricultural research agency, and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will sign a cooperation by the end of the year to bring 30 technicians from African countries for training at Embrapa facilities. The schedule and countries have not yet been defined.