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Monthly Newsletter – February 2023

      The important role of women in science FONTAGRO launches a campaign to highlight the role of women scientists in the process of transforming food systems. Starting with a webinar, different activities and initiatives will be carried out throughout the year to bring attention to the important work of women in the creation […]

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The important role of women in science

February, 2023-. Dr. Barbara McClintock went down in history for being the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine (1983) at the age of 81, a milestone also because she did not have to share the award with other colleagues. Graduated from Cornell University in 1927, the scientist’s work, focused on mobile genetic […]

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IDIAP has a new digital platform for projects

The Institute for Agricultural Innovation of Panama (IDIAP) launched a new digital platform at the end of September 2022 to facilitate access to the information generated by all its projects. This is the first of its kind adopted by a FONTAGRO member country, which allows the institution to join the new digital reality in order […]

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FONTAGRO present on Global Development Seminar Series at Cornell University

February, 2023-. With a presentation entitled “Building Agricultural Research Ecosystems”, Dr. Eugenia Saini presented FONTAGRO’s case study to a distinguished audience during the Global Development Seminar Series at Cornell University’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. In the presentation Saini highlighted the importance of science, innovation and technology in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; making […]

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Meat production in Latin America and the Caribbean

In order to meet the growing demand from an ever-increasing world population of 7.8 billion people – various estimates place the world population at 8.6 billion by 2030 – agrifood systems will have to increase their production by approximately 70%. Moreover, after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, world per capita income is expected to […]

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Monthly Newsletter – January 2023

      2023 is key in FONTAGRO’s mission  FONTAGRO strengthens its position as a reference for the generation of scientific knowledge and the creation of collaborative platforms to transform food systems in the region. Learn more about our achievements in these 25 years and our vision for the future. Agricultural sustainability Dr. Esther Esteban, […]

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FONTAGRO develops webinars on open initiatives in 2023

February, 2023-. In order to maximize the reach of knowledge about FONTAGRO’s initiatives, the Technical Administrative Secretariat is organizing webinars to provide more details about the 2023 Call for Proposals and the 2023-2024 Successful Cases Competition. The 2023 Call seeks to identify projects that provide concrete evidence of “how science, technology and innovation can contribute […]

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2023 is key in FONTAGRO’s mission

February 2023. FONTAGRO reaches its 25th anniversary consolidating its position as a reference in the region for the generation of scientific knowledge and the creation of collaboration platforms with the objective of transforming the region’s food systems. This has been a constant work carried out during this time, which has allowed the organization to mobilize […]

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Panama approves new State Agri-food Policy Law

Panama, January 2023 – Panama’s State Agrifood Policy Law, which was designed to ensure the human right to food and protect the productive sector, came into force on January 18, 2023. President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen sanctioned the law at a ceremony attended by hundreds of farmers from different regions of Panama and with the special […]

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Agricultural sustainability

To speak of sustainability is to speak of the long term and the survival of future generations. Within this framework, there are factors that require special attention: climate, soil and biodiversity. In recent years we have seen that certain traditional agronomic practices of soil use (such as constant tillage), monoculture and other agronomic management have […]

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