The generation of innovations has traditionally been attributed to research organizations while the farmer’s own potential for the development of innovative solutions has largely been neglected. However, producers are by […]
(Washington, D.C., September 15, 2016) The Technical and Administrative Secretariat of FONTAGRO (the Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology) is pleased to announce the launch of its recently renovated website available at […]
PROJECT: EVALUATION OF WATER PRODUCTIVITY CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN CONE FONTAGRO thanks the following organizations for their collaboration: CHILE’S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE URUGUAY’S NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARGENTINA’S NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL […]
PROJECT: RICE PESTS: A NEW CHALLENGE FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN RICE PRODUCERS FONTAGRO thanks the following organizations for their collaboration: PANAMA’S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE NICARAGUA’S AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE COSTA RICA’S NEW […]
PROJECT: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND DIFFERENTIAL MARKETS FOR NATIVE POTATO PRODUCERS FONTAGRO THANKS THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR COLLABORATION: ECUADOR’S NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER RURAL AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAM FOR […]
This document presents a carefully designed rural livelihoods program rooted in field-based evidence, experience and analysis to generate lasting positive development across select countries in Latin America. With ambitious goals and […]
This brief presents a livelihoods program targeting vulnerable and excluded families living in the rural highlands of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.Through extensive field experience, Heifer International has designed The Andean Plateau, […]
Along certain pacific coastal shores in Latin America, dramatic changes are underway. Mangroves, with their twisting roots and tangled foliage are increasingly under threat from deforestation and climate change. The […]