Tecnologías sociales, un ingenioso método de riego, la recuperación de material genético de cabras criollas de la Patagonia, la participación familiar en el cultivo de peces y el empoderamiento de las mujeres son algunas de las innovaciones concretas identificadas por los casos que permitieron la adaptación al cambio climático. (Washington DC, 14 de marzo de […]
Post Doc position: co-design of climate-smart options with family farmers in Colombia
Menciones FONTAGRO Info Links IDB | EPORTAL FONTAGRO. Ganadores del consurso de casos innovadores en adaptación al cambio climático El País Retrata tus cultivos Hoy Digital Muestran tecnología promueve ganadería sostenible de leche Departamento 19 Fontagro invita a hondureños a mostrar la agricultura del país a través del lente de […]
Publication of the Successful Cases Innovation in Family Agriculture Competition, sponsored by FONTAGRO, IICA and IDB. 2012. Impactful Innovations: Lessons from Family Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
FONTAGRO launched its 2016 Photo Contest on the topic: “In a new light: Family Farming in Latin American, the Caribbean, and Spain.” Opening date: February 18, 2016. Closing date: March 31, 2016 12:00 p.m. local time (USA) (EDT) (Washington D.C.). Categories: – People: small farmers and their families (including faces, half body or full body, […]
Lanzamiento del proyecto Cultivar más con menos: Adaptación, validación y promoción del Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo Arrocero (SICA) en las Américas como una respuesta al cambio climático Un consorcio que incluye al Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), al Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (CONIAF), a la Federación Nacional de Arroceros […]
Launch of Project: Grow More with Less: Adaptation, Validation and Promotion of SRI in the Americas as a Response to Climate Change A consortium of partners including the Dominican Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Research (IDIAF), the Dominican Council of Agricultural and Forestry Research (CONIAF), the National Federation of Rice Producers (FEDEARROZ-FNA) and the Inter-American […]
PROJECT: EVALUATION OF WATER PRODUCTIVITY CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN CONE Project Name: Evaluation of Changes in Water Productivity Project’s Lead Researcher: Alejandro Antúnez, INIA, Chile Duration: 3 years Cost: The total investment was $1,846,642; FONTAGRO contributed $499,772 in technical cooperation and the rest were matching funds. FONTAGRO THANKS THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR COLLABORATION: […]
PROJECT: RICE PESTS: A NEW CHALLENGE FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN RICE PRODUCERS Project’s Lead Researcher: Ismael Camargo, PhD, Project Coordinators at IDIAP, Panama Duration: 3 years Cost: The total investment was $1,627,200; FONTAGRO contributed $360,000 in financing and matching funds from organizations in terms of property, human resources, and other items for project development totaled $1,267,200. FONTAGRO […]