Brazil and Africa: productive technical cooperation

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In 2009 the government detailed its goal for Africa — to increase Africa’s share in Brazil’s total exports by 5%. The 20 strategies to do so relate to finance and investment promotion, promotion of foreign trade, and cooperation and knowledge transfer. Lia Valls Pereira reports on a June seminar sponsored by the Brazilian Center for International Relations that discussed how the plan is playing out, with special attention to the work of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency and other government units, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation.