°AHORA: APPLICATION FOR FAMILY FARMING OF MUSACEAE
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A project that seeks to improve planning and decision-making of agronomic practices in Musaceae (banana and plantain) plantations in the face of climate variability, with emphasis on family farming in Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
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BOVINE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN CHACO REGION
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The project seeks to improve efficiency, stability, and resilience of family livestock systems—bovine breeding and rearing— through the incorporation of technology (management, infrastructure, forage, herd management, health, etc.), vital to improve productivity and sustainability of family livestock systems in the region.
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SCALING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN FAMILY ORGANIC EXPORT BANANAS
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We implement technologies to reduce losses due to red rust Thrips and to increase productivity by improving soil health, which are available to banana growers through the Ma$ Banana application that facilitates data registry and analysis.
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REDUCING BIOPROCESS OF RHIZOSPHERIC CADMIUM SOLUBILITY
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The empowerment of the Latin American market of Fine Aroma National cocoa has been hampered by the high cadmium contents in beans. This project proposes an innovative, efficient, and climate-smart bioprocess to reduce Cd bioaccumulation, accompanied by an application protocol in each territory.
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AGRICULTURE INNOVATION MISSION FOR CLIMATE (AIM FOR CLIMATE) SUMMIT
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The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit, took place in Washington D.C. and gathered together more than 800 participants from the public and private sector, with the aim of increasing investments in climate-smart agriculture and innovation for agrifood systems. AIM for Climate, supported by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, FFAR, was opened by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and by the United Arab Emirates Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Mariam Almheiri.
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Within the framework of the Summit, the president of FONTAGRO, Dr. Arnulfo Gutiérrez, invited all countries, institutions, scientists and technicians to “work together” to offer millions of producers new knowledge, technologies, and innovations for a more resilient and sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change.
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FONTAGRO vice president, Carlos Parera, considered that the Summit was a key opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean to “acknowledge the potential of technological development” they have to produce food and raw materials.
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FONTAGRO participated in two panels that were held in Washington D.C, within the framework of this joint initiative by the United States government and the United Arab Emirates.
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“Innovation for Inclusive Impact: Putting Women at the Heart of our Food Systems Investment”
The president and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, Elizabeth Cousens; Emily Rees, president and CEO of “CropLife International”; Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agrifood of Canada (AAFC); Laura Suazo, Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras; Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Dr. Claudia Sadoff, General CEO of CGIAR; Kevin Perkins, CEO of “Farm Radio International”; Hellen Keti, Director of the Cooperative Agricultural Society “Abossi Top Hill”; Dr. Bob Reiter, Head of Research and Development (R&D), Crop Science, Bayer; and Eugenia Saini, Executive Secretary of FONTAGRO for Latin America and the Caribbean, concluded that achieving the goal of more climate-resilient and fairer food systems requires an approach to gender inequalities in food systems and an increase in women’s intervention and leadership in response to climate crisis.
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“Leveraging Investments for a Better Agricultural Research Ecosystem”
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FONTAGRO organized the panel “Leveraging Investments for a Better Agricultural Research Ecosystem,” which was moderated by Eugenia Saini, Executive Secretary of FONTAGRO. This panel was attended by Dr. María Teresa Pino, International Cooperation Officer of the Agricultural Research Institute of Chile; Dr. Jack Okamuro, Leader of the National Crop Production and Protection Program (USDA/ARS); Dr Sarah Beebout, Leader of the National Program for Sustainable Intensification with the Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS); and Dr. John Roche, Chief Scientist and Advisor at the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries. Eugenia Saini, together with the panelists, described examples of how modern research ecosystems are an opportunity for scientists from different disciplines, contexts, cultures, and locations to get involved in “brain networks” that contribute to increasing the speed of generating new solutions for farmers and society, in the face of the effects of climate change. In addition, FONTAGRO and the Government of New Zealand announced the launch of a new joint call for projects aimed at adaptation and mitigation to Climate Change by 2024.
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FONTAGRO announces the shortlisted profiles for the 2023 Call for Proposals
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FONTAGRO reinforces its commitment to the agrifood sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
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FONTAGRO at the FIRST FORUM ON BIOINPUTS in Panama
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FONTAGRO at AIM FOR CLIMATE
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FONTAGRO announces the shortlisted profiles of the 2023 Call
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The 20 preselected profiles to move on to phase II of the 2023 Call for Proposals: “Science, Technology, and Innovation for a More Sustainable and Resilient to Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean” have already been published on the website.
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