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After taking part in a competitive process, Juan Balbi joined the FONTAGRO Secretariat as Program Administrator on July 2, 2018. Juan is from Uruguay and has been heading up management and accounting teams in public and private institutions for more than 12 years. In his early weeks at FONTAGRO, we interviewed Juan to get to […]
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FONTAGRO is in the process of designing a network to modernize water resource management in agriculture in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo: FONTAGRO’s Archives (Washington, August 3, 2018). FONTAGRO is extending an invitation to agencies interested in taking part in a workshop to develop a “Platform for Water Management in Agriculture, […]
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The event was held from June 4 to 8 at the headquarters of the Inter-American Development Bank and was attended by experts and leaders in agricultural innovation from more than 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries and Spain. Photo: FONTAGRO. First discussion about the history of FONTAGRO’s founding and evolution. (Washington, June 11, 2018). On […]
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The process will fund up to US$1.2 million in projects designed to scale up innovations to help family farming have a greater impact at the local, national, and regional level in Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo: ICTs with corresponding licenses. (Washington, D.C., May 31, 2018) The Technical and Administrative Secretariat (TAS) of FONTAGRO is […]
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Founded in 1998 as an alliance of 15 countries, Fontagro contributes to innovation in family farming by promoting competitiveness and food security. Its projects generate innovations that are regional public goods for usufruct of the countries. (Washington, D. C., May 8th, 2018) The twentieth anniversary celebration of the creation of FONTAGRO, a unique financing mechanism […]
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FONTAGRO 20-year anniversary 1998-2018 FONTAGRO was established in 1998 by a partnership among countries with the aim of contributing to the sustainable financing of agricultural research. 2018 is an important year in FONTAGRO’s life as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary together with the XIII Workshop on Technical Monitoring of FONTAGRO Projects. These events will be held […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR) of Haiti is implementing, with the financial support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) a Technological Innovation Program for Agriculture and Agroforestry (PITAG). This program comprises six applied research sub-programs corresponding to the main cropping […]
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Message from the Executive SeCRETARY Dear Friends, This has been another productive year for FONTAGRO. It is also a very special moment as I am completing my second and last period as Executive Secretary. The past seven years have been very rewarding, both professionally and personally. Thanks to the efforts of a wonderful team, […]
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Photo: Potato farming (Washington, D.C., October 30, 2017) Today FONTAGRO announced the winning projects of its 2017 Call for Proposals on “Innovations for the sustainable intensification of family agriculture in response to climate change.” During the 2017 Call for Proposals, FONTAGRO received 210 project profiles, 16 of which were invited to submit full proposals. An […]
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During the meeting, the winning projects of the 2017 Call for Proposals were approved, Photo: FONTAGRO meeting in La Serena, Chile (La Serena, Chile, October 30, 2017) From October 26 to 28 FONTAGRO’s Board of Directors held its Twenty-first Annual Meeting in La Serena, Chile. At the meeting, project financing was approved for the region. […]