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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 […]
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Interview with Researcher who Led the FONTAGRO 2014 Excellence Award Winning Project
Maria Teresa Pino visited FONTAGRO. The researcher, who obtained our Excellence Award 2014, is the coordinator of the National Food Program for INIA Chile. Washington DC, December 8, 2016.– On […]
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FONTAGRO Members Worked to Identify Outcomes Indicators and Potential Impact of Agricultural Research and Innovation Projects
This activity took place within the framework of FONTAGRO’s Seed Project: “Basis for the development of an evaluation and monitoring platform for regional projects” FONTAGRO Members in San José de […]
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Winning Innovations to Facilitate Family Farmers’ Access to Markets
Projects to improve productivity and access to markets for small producers are submitted. (Washington, D.C., Monday, October 17, 2016) Today FONTAGRO announced the winning projects of its 2016 Call for […]
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FONTAGRO Met with New Zealand Authorities
Government authorities from New Zealand visited FONTAGRO to discuss projects involving adaptation to climate change. Mr. Mark Sinclair, Climate Change Ambassador, and representatives from New Zealand’s Embassy in Washington D.C. […]
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Project Supported by FONTAGRO to Develop the First Trinational Innovation Platform in Gran Chaco
The project is aimed at contributing toward the rural development of Gran Chaco Americano (Argentina, October 7, 2016) On October 5 and 6, a workshop was carried out at INTA […]
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FONTAGRO Joins the Global Research Alliance (GRA) on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
FONTAGRO’s incorporation into the Alliance was approved during the GRA’s Council meeting in Mexico. (Washington, D.C., October 12, 2016) During the Global Research Alliance (GRA) on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Council […]
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FONTAGRO Elects New Authorities
During the Twentieth Annual Meeting of FONTAGRO’s Board of Directors in Buenos Aires, the positions of president and vice president were renewed. (Buenos Aires, October 4, 2016) During the Twentieth […]
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Fifteen Latin American Countries Meet in Argentina to Fund Family Agriculture Projects
At the meeting, innovation projects for more than five million U.S. dollars were approved to support small producers in the region. (Buenos Aires, September 29, 2016) From September 29 to […]
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Scaling Up the “Water Harvesting” Project in Nicaragua
A mission carried out by FONTAGRO and FLAR/CIAT assessed the possibility of scaling up this project, which won FONTAGRO’s 2015 Contest for Successful Cases. (Washington, D.C., September 26, 2016) From […]