(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 […]
The context Agriculture uses about 70% of the water resources, which can generate conflicts with other users if availability is limited and seasonal, as occurs in many places due to the effects of climatic variability and extreme events such as droughts and excessive rainfall. The problem is compounded by the lack of understanding of different […]
Context and objectives The popularity of rice consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean masks the challenges and limitations of its production, particularly in the tropical belt of the region. These challenges derive from the economic structure of the crop (subsidies, fixed prices), environmental (climate change, water use, agrochemicals), low productivity and social structure (dominated […]
Context and objectives: Coffee production in Panama, Honduras and Nicaragua is largely dominated by small-scale producers who make little use of modern technologies and face significant problems of pests and diseases, which reduce productivity and income. In the three countries two important species coexist, the best known is Coffea arabica, characterized by its high quality […]