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One of the greatest challenges facing humanity is how to meet in the future the growing needs food demand of the population, while ensuring sustainability of natural resources and resilience to climate change. It is estimated that, in 2050, the world’s population will exceed 9,000 million people. The competition for resources between agriculture and urbanization […]
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Green revolution had a positive impact on increasing food supply to poor farmers of the world. However, increased food availability does not necessarily imply improvement of the diet. As a response to this, most of national and international agricultural research institutions in Latin America are incorporating in their agenda strategies to improve nutritional quality of […]
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Context and objectives: Demand for animal proteins in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has increased in the last 50 years due to population growth, improvements in income and urbanization. Additionally, LAC is a net exporter of livestock products and contributes with 30% of global demand. Unfortunately, in most cases, pasture expansion has been at […]
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Context and objectives: The High Andes of Bolivia and Ecuador and the Araucania in Southern Chile are highly vulnerable to climate change. Farmers have very limited options to improve their production systems. Lupinus species offer an alternative due to their resilience to adverse weather and soil conditions. In Bolivia and Ecuador about 1500 ha and […]
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Climate change threatens regional agriculture It is estimated that in the next 40 years the population in LAC will increase by 35%, the income level will improve and the demand for food will increase by 50%. To satisfy it, production and productivity should be increased but with a rational use of land, water, and genetic […]
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Context and objectives The Caribbean region in Costa Rica and Panama, where cocoa production is mostly based, is characterized by its vulnerability to extreme weather events, high levels of poverty and limited opportunities. Production declined in the past – despite the demands of high quality cocoa – due to diseases that severely affected the […]
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The context Agriculture uses about 70% of the water resources, which can generate conflicts with other users if availability is limited and seasonal, as occurs in many places due to the effects of climatic variability and extreme events such as droughts and excessive rainfall. The problem is compounded by the lack of understanding of different […]
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What are innovation platforms? The networks or platforms for dialogue and innovation, integrated by different social actors who share interest in a particular activity or sector such as agriculture, constitute an important tool at the service of the generation and adoption of technological, organizational, communicational and institutional innovations that favor productivity improvement, vulnerability reduction, adaptation […]
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About us This consortium was integrated by Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Costa Rica. Historical context During the last 20 years, food demand increments led to greater agricultural and livestock production in South America. However, climate change effects, mainly on small producers, can negatively affect their future development. In Chile, about 90% of livestock systems depend […]
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Context and objectives The popularity of rice consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean masks the challenges and limitations of its production, particularly in the tropical belt of the region. These challenges derive from the economic structure of the crop (subsidies, fixed prices), environmental (climate change, water use, agrochemicals), low productivity and social structure (dominated […]