March 24, 2023-. In an effort led by the Administrative Technical Secretariat of FONTAGRO in collaboration with the Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean, an exchange panel was held in which leaders of FONTAGRO projects presented in detail the results of new […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
November 17th, 2022-. As an important actor in the Latin American region, FONTAGRO has been invited to take part in the “4 per 1000” Initiative – Soils for Food Security and Climate, a worldwide proposal for carbon sequestration in agriculture, that has a huge potential to contribute to the fight against climate change. On the […]
October 18, 2022-. Under the title: “How can science and innovation contribute to sustainable livestock farming in Latin America and the Caribbean?”, the side event organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), took place in framework of the World Food Forum, being held this week in Rome, Italy, having Dr. […]