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INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT DAY: REFLECTING ON PROGRESS AND THE PATH AHEAD
Every year, on June 5th, the world comes together to celebrate International Environment Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and taking action to protect our planet. It provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in environmental conservation,...
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK IMPACT PRODUCTIVITY.
Workers are the backbone of a business and are responsible for driving its success. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that they are working in a safe environment that promotes good health and well-being. Employers have a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure...
REFLECTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
All is not lost. For several decades, actions have been implemented that have proven to be efficient in the recovery of the ozone layer. For example, the near elimination of more than 100 chemicals has helped reduce the concentration of ozone-damaging substances,...
A TIME FOR REFLECTION AND GRATITUDE
Every December is a feast for the senses: lights, music, food, decorations, meetings, gifts... For many persons it is a time of joy, for others, of nostalgia and for others, of reflection. As the end of the year approaches, I am one of those who dedicates time to...
ERADICATING POVERTY IN THE WORLD IS AN URGENT CHALLENGE
According to the FAO, more than 800 million people in the world live on less than 1.90 USD a day. That is 10% of the world population. 690 million people suffer from famine. The Coronavirus pandemic has contributed to increasing this figure, adding between 75 and 95...
WHY INVEST IN EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT?
“All the street signs looked to me as if they were in Chinese or another language, just like the newspaper or the water bill. Now my life changed, before I lived in the dark”. I will never forget these words of a man, with tears of emotion, at the closing of a...
EXEMPLARY FATHER AND BOLD ENTREPRENEUR
With this blog, I want to honor all the parents of AgroAmerica, especially the founder, my father, Fernando Bolaños Menéndez. This month, when Father's Day is celebrated, remembering mine is knowing what it means to be a true father, a bold entrepreneur and an...
BEYOND MINIMUM WAGE: INVESTING IN LIVING WAGES IS INVESTING IN BUSINESS
This month marks International Labor Day, which has inspired me to write about a living wage. Although there is no exact definition, there is a global consensus on what a living wage means: it is a wage that allows workers and their families to meet their basic needs....
MOST OF THE FOOD WE EAT DEPENDS ON BEES
When you think of bees, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Surely you will say -honey-. That's right, bees provide us with this rich and nutritious food, however, their function goes much further. Thanks to bees, which feed and transport pollen from flower to...