The main topic of the meeting was how to produce beef and milk using sustainable methods, without depleting such resources as soil or water, and reducing gas emissions. Photo: Cows fitted with greenhouse gas emission devices used for research in Chile (Washington, D.C., April 12, 2017) On April 12, 2017, the launching of the “Sustainable […]
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The call for proposals will fund up to $1.2 million in projects to support innovations that meet growing food demand without affecting natural resources. Photo: Gerson Vargas. FONTAGRO’s 2016 Photo Competition (Washington, D.C., April 17, 2017) Today FONTAGRO announced the launch of its 2017 Call for Proposals on “Innovations for the sustainable intensification of […]
FONTAGRO projects present at Silicon Valley Forum Maria Teresa Pino, Coordinator of the National Research Institution for Agriculture of Chile (INIA Chile) and Research Leader of FONTAGRO, presented example of innovations generated by FONTAGRO projects at the 2017 AgTech Conference on April 6th, 2017 — a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn about some of the hottest topics […]