On November 1st, FONTAGRO successfully hosted the webinar “Toward a Sustainable Future: Innovations in Irrigation and Fertilization Management in Quinoa,” in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and several regional universities, including the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) – Argentina, the National University of Loja (UNL) – Ecuador, the National Agrarian University La Molina (UNALM) – Peru, the Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) – Chile, the Austral University of Chile (UACH), and the University of Talca (UTALCA) – Chile.
The event focused on sharing and promoting sustainable practices in irrigation and fertilization management for quinoa, a crop of great economic and nutritional importance in Latin America. Experts from these institutions introduced the project “Sustainable management of irrigation and fertilization in quinoa,” which aims to develop innovative digital tools to help producers better understand the interaction between water and crop yields.
One of the highlighted tools presented was a Fertilization Calculator, designed to assist farmers in accurately estimating nitrogen requirements, a critical factor in optimizing quinoa growth. These tools will be available free online, facilitating access for farmers, agronomists, technicians, and students interested in improving agricultural practices.
To view the recording of this event, visit: https://www.youtube.com/live/0sbRhEt9o-0?si=j69x370rmm4cd2WH
For more information about the project, visit: https://www.fontagro.org/new/proyectos/manejoquinoa/en
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About FONTAGRO
FONTAGRO was created 1998 with the purpose of promoting the increase of the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources and the reduction of poverty in the region. The objective of FONTAGRO is to establish itself as a sustainable financing mechanism for the development of agricultural technology and innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean and Spain, and to establish a forum for the discussion of priority topics of technological innovation. The member countries are: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela. In the last 21 years 167 regional agricultural innovation platforms have been co-financed for an amount of US $ 124 million, which has reached 452 institutions and 33 countries worldwide.