Mexican Ministry of Agriculture recognizes work of small-scale avocado farmers
Mexico’s
Secretary of Agriculture has lauded the nation’s small-scale garden growers. During a virtual event named ‘Our wealth: the avocado’, Víctor Villalobos Arámbula stated that of the 26,980 farmers in Michoacán registered in the Export Plan, 25,377 cultivate in orchards smaller than 10 hectares, and they are the ones who sustain the majority of avocado exports.
The Secretary pointed out that the wealth of Mexico is in its people, who through a constant process of domestication, have safeguarded and selected the native plants that today are elemental in the diet of Mexicans and the world.
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The Safer Events digital training and accreditation course, launched by Hire Space in 2020, has become formally CPD Certified, meaning it can contribute directly to the continued professional development of event professionals in the UK.
The accredited CPD training, which is supported by the Event Marketing Association (EMA) and the Delegate Wranglers group, means the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. The learning value has been scrutinised to ensure integrity and quality. The CPD Certification Service provides recognised independent CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD requirements.
The Safer Events programme, designed to equip event planners with practical skills for organising in-person events post-Covid, has recently been nominated in the “Best Event Supplier Safety Product Development” category at the Exhibition News Awards.