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 […]
By: Dr. Margaret M. Zeigler, Executive Director, Global Harvest Initiative To read the full blog post, visit the following link: http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/index.php/2017/03/sustainably-doubling-agricultural-productivity-the-right-global-goal-for-2050/ To download the 2016 GAP Report visit this link: http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/index.php/2017/03/sustainably-doubling-agricultural-productivity-the-right-global-goal-for-2050/
Women are the world’s food producers, making up 53% of the global agriculture labor force. Women tend dairy cows, conserve indigenous seeds, grow gardens for schools, harvest coffee, and carry out many other –frequently unpaid- tasks. Yet, often times their hard work is taken for granted when we enjoy our meals. It is important to […]
During the mission, DICTA and IHCAFE signed an agreement aimed at carrying out a regional project to combat coffee berry borer insects. Photo: Engineer Armando Bustillo, President of FONTAGRO; Hugo Li Pun, PhD, FONTAGRO’s Executive Secretary; and Engineer Jacobo Paz Boden, Honduras’ Minister of Agriculture (Tegucigalpa, February 12, 2017) Officials from FONTAGRO, a cooperation mechanism among […]
Joint collaboration activities between CIAT and FONTAGRO were analyzed during the visit. Rubén Echeverría, PhD, Director General of CIAT (Washington, D.C., January 24, 2017) The Director General of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Rubén Echeverría, PhD, visited FONTAGRO’s offices within the framework of a set of meetings he had in Washington, D.C. Several […]
Researchers paying attention to the presentation at Venezuela’s INIA (Washington, D.C., December 5, 2016) On December 1 and 2, 2016, FONTAGRO organized an in-person course in Venezuela aimed at drafting case proposals and final proposals that prove competitive when participating in project financing competitions. This training was carried out at the facilities of Venezuela’s National […]
Webinar: Impactful Innovations. Lessons from Family Agriculture on Adaptation to Climate Change in LAC and the Caribbean (OUT-24862) Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 –Time: 3:00 pm (EST), Washington, DC –Organizer: FONTAGRO Downloads: Webinar program here Publication here This publication, produced by FONTAGRO with the support of the Global Environment Facility and our sponsors, combines a wealth […]
Participants of FORAGRO’s Meeting Washington, D.C., November 21, 2016.– On November 16 and 17, 2016, a meeting of the Board of Executive Directors of the Forum for the Americas on Agricultural Research and Technology Development (FORAGRO) took place in Costa Rica. The purpose of the meeting, which was hosted by the Tropical Agricultural Research and […]