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(Washington DC, August 3rd, 2020). FONTAGRO announces the start of execution of this project, winner of the 2019 call, “Productivity increase in family farming with sustainability, inclusion, and profitability”. The initiative will be financed for a total of US $ 723.043, with contributions from FONTAGRO and other organizations from Colombia and Bolivia. Family farming is […]
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(Washington DC., May 29th, 2020) FONTAGRO announces the start of execution of this project, winner of the 2019 call “From Science to Impact: innovations for climate-smart agriculture through AgTech solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean”. The initiative will be financed for a total of US $ 459,004, with contributions from FONTAGRO and organizations from […]
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Oblin Tuse, 56, prepares the soil for planting in Belladere, Haiti in May 2010. The region has problems with very severe erosion and with landslides. Photo: Ami Vitale/Oxfam America Haiti is the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean and one of the poorest countries in the world. Its economy, and its agricultural sector […]
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The SAFE Platform, powered by the IDB Lab and managed by Hivos, comprised of frontrunner private sector participants, donors, and non-governmental organizations, creates and supports projects that seek to transform coffee and cocoa landscapes in Latin America.
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In addition, during the meeting, the plan of activities for the coming period was approved. Photo: FONTAGRO meeting participants (Guayaquil, Ecuador, October 18, 2018). The XXII Annual Meeting of FONTAGRO’s Board of Directors was held on October 4-5 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Ecuador’s Institute for Agricultural Research (INIAP) hosted the meeting. In attendance were INIAP’s Executive […]
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During the meeting, a draft project was prepared and matters of importance to the sector, such as output, productivity, quality, industry and markets, regulations, and the dissemination of knowledge were identified. Photo: FONTAGRO (Ecuador, August 29, 2018). A workshop to design a Multi-agency Cacao Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean, “Cacao 2030-2050” was held […]
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Photo: FONTAGRO (Buenos Aires, October 2, 2018). The 17th Ibero-American INIA System Meeting took place on October 1-3 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where earlier the XXII Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of FONTAGRO had been held. During the meeting, representatives of more than 20 countries came together to discuss matters related to governance and the […]
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The election was held during the XXII Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors in Guayaquil Photo, from left to right: Dr. Pedro Bustos Valdivia, Chair, Dr. Eugenia Saini, Secretary, and Dr. Axel Villalobos, Vice Chair of FONTAGRO (Guayaquil, Ecuador, October 5, 2018). Today, during the XXII Annual Meeting in Guayaquil, Ecuador, FONTAGRO elected […]
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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, […]