Fontagro's Publications
FONTAGRO 2015-2016 Annual Report
Learn about 2015-2016 FONTAGRO’s activities.
Publications
Press
FONTAGRO announces its 2017 Call for Proposals: Sustainable Intensification of Family Agriculture in Response to Climate Change
The call for proposals will fund up to $1.2 million in projects to support innovations that meet growing food demand without affecting natural resources. Photo: Gerson Vargas. FONTAGRO’s 2016 […]
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FONTAGRO Projects present at Silicon Valley Forum: AgTech & The Connected World Conference
FONTAGRO projects present at Silicon Valley Forum Maria Teresa Pino, Coordinator of the National Research Institution for Agriculture of Chile (INIA Chile) and Research Leader of FONTAGRO, presented example of […]
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External Publications
BLOG: Sustainably Doubling Agricultural Productivity: The Right Global Goal for 2050
By: Dr. Margaret M. Zeigler, Executive Director, Global Harvest Initiative To read the full blog post, visit the following link: http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/index.php/2017/03/sustainably-doubling-agricultural-productivity-the-right-global-goal-for-2050/ To download the 2016 GAP Report visit this link: http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/index.php/2017/03/sustainably-doubling-agricultural-productivity-the-right-global-goal-for-2050/ […]
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BLOG: Women in agricultural development: the challenging task of coordinating multilateral collaboration
Women are the world’s food producers, making up 53% of the global agriculture labor force. Women tend dairy cows, conserve indigenous seeds, grow gardens for schools, harvest coffee, and carry […]
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FONTAGRO MEETS WITH HONDURAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN HONDURAS
During the mission, DICTA and IHCAFE signed an agreement aimed at carrying out a regional project to combat coffee berry borer insects. Photo: Engineer Armando Bustillo, President of FONTAGRO; Hugo […]
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CIAT’S Director General Visits FONTAGRO
Joint collaboration activities between CIAT and FONTAGRO were analyzed during the visit. Rubén Echeverría, PhD, Director General of CIAT (Washington, D.C., January 24, 2017) The Director General of the International […]
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Researchers from Venezuela Build Their Capacities for Drafting Agricultural Research Project Proposals
Researchers paying attention to the presentation at Venezuela’s INIA (Washington, D.C., December 5, 2016) On December 1 and 2, 2016, FONTAGRO organized an in-person course in Venezuela aimed at drafting […]
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Newsletter
WEBINAR: Impactful Innovations. Lessons from Family Agriculture on Adaptation to Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Webinar: Impactful Innovations. Lessons from Family Agriculture on Adaptation to Climate Change in LAC and the Caribbean (OUT-24862) Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 –Time: 3:00 pm (EST), Washington, DC –Organizer: FONTAGRO […]
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FONTAGRO Collaborates with FORAGRO’s Restructuring
Participants of FORAGRO’s Meeting Washington, D.C., November 21, 2016.– On November 16 and 17, 2016, a meeting of the Board of Executive Directors of the Forum for the Americas on […]