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Opportunity from GFAR: Programme Officer (reopened until December 18th)

Due to an administrative issue, this vacancy is being reopened. It is a professional position, not a consultancy as previously advertised. All who have applied previously are encouraged to please re-submit their applications to the position number in I-recruitment so that they can be considered as candidates. Applications will be accepted until COB Monday, 18 December 2017. The Secretariat […]

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Happy Holidays!

  Message from the Executive SeCRETARY Dear Friends, This has been another productive year for FONTAGRO. It is also a very special moment as I am completing my second and last period as Executive Secretary. The past seven years have been very rewarding, both professionally and personally.  Thanks to the efforts of a wonderful team, […]

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Projects aimed at adapting Potato, Rice Farming and Family Livestock Production to Climate Change won the 2017 Call for Proposals

Photo: Potato farming (Washington, D.C., October 30, 2017) Today FONTAGRO announced the winning projects of its 2017 Call for Proposals on “Innovations for the sustainable intensification of family agriculture in response to climate change.” During the 2017 Call for Proposals, FONTAGRO received 210 project profiles, 16 of which were invited to submit full proposals. An […]

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Eugenia Saini was elected Executive Secretary of FONTAGRO

(La Serena, Chile, October 26, 2017) Today FONTAGRO elected Dr. Eugenia Saini, as its new Executive Secretary. The election was held in La Serena, Chile, during the Twenty-first Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of FONTAGRO, a regional cooperation mechanism, in which representatives of more than 15 countries meet to discuss issues and investments regarding […]

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#FONTAGROProject COMPILATION OF GOOD PRACTICES: in effective knowledge-sharing and practical learning on climate adaptation technologies through South–South and triangular cooperation

FONTAGRO’s project “Cultivar mas con menos” was included in this publication. Please visit page 14 on “Triangular cooperation through financial support provided by developed countries/multilateral organizations”. Case: Colombia and the Dominican Republic cooperate on introducing the System of Rice Intensification to enhance resilience to climate change in agriculture.  

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