(La Serena, Chile, October 26, 2017) Today FONTAGRO elected Dr. Eugenia Saini, as its new Executive Secretary. The election was held in La Serena, Chile, during the Twenty-first Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of FONTAGRO, a regional cooperation mechanism, in which representatives of more than 15 countries meet to discuss issues and investments regarding […]
During the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of FONTAGRO’s Board of Directors in Chile, the positions of president and vice president were renewed. Photo: Mr. Armando Bustillo and Dr. Julio Kalazich (La Serena, Chile, October 28, 2017) During the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of FONTAGRO’s Board of Directors, held in La Serena, Chile, representatives of 14 member countries […]
Nineteen countries participated in the 3rd Conference of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, where 77 papers were presented, including 5 papers on FONTAGRO projects. Photo: Dr. Marta Alfaro, INIA Chile; Dr. Verónica Ciganda, INIA Uruguay, Dr. Jessica Hassan, IDIAP Panama and Dr. Hugo Li Pun, Executive Secretary of FONTAGRO. (Uruguay, October 6, 2017) Lead researchers of FONTAGRO […]
The call for proposals will fund up to $1.2 million in projects to support innovations that meet growing food demand without affecting natural resources. Photo: FONTAGRO’s 2016 Photo Competition. Potato crops. Author: Christian Inga (Washington, D.C., July 28, 2017) FONTAGRO’s Technical Administrative Secretariat (TAS) is pleased to announce the project proposals that have been selected […]
Applications will be accepted until August 27, 2017. (Washington, D.C., July 27, 2017) Today FONTAGRO (Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology) opened a competitive process to fill the position of Executive Secretary. In accordance with the provisions set forth in the FONTAGRO Charter regarding the duration of the appointment, and upon completion of two successful […]
The meeting was held in La Ceiba and researchers from more than 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participated. Photo: Workshop in La Ceiba, Honduras (La Ceiba, Honduras, June 24, 2017) From June 20 to 23, the 12th Workshop on Technical Monitoring of FONTAGRO Projects was held in La Ceiba, Honduras. During the […]
Japan is delighted to host the seventh annual Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) Council Meeting that will take place 29 August – 1 September 2017 in Tsukuba, Japan. Following the Council Meeting, an International Science Symposium on Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions, jointly organized by the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) […]
FONTAGRO officials visited ongoing projects led by Nicaragua to learn about their progress. Simulation exercise carried out in banana communities (Washington, D.C., May 22, 2017) From May 14 to 18, 2017, FONTAGRO officials carried out a mission to Nicaragua with the objective of learning about the progress of three projects cofinanced by FONTAGRO in the country. […]
The main topics discussed were the platform for the sustainable intensification of livestock production and cacao projects. USDA USAID, IICA, and FONTAGRO officials (Washington, D.C., May 12, 2017) In connection with the launch of the “Sustainable Livestock Production Platform last April, officials from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States […]