FONTAGRO informs that the 2024 call has been closed and the selection of the winning projects will be carried out between the months of July and August.
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The IV Successful Cases Context of Innovations with Impact on Bioeconomy was successfully held. See more
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High-Level Meeting between IICA and FONTAGRO to Boost Agricultural Cooperation and Development. See more.
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FONTAGRO participated in the launch of the report on the status and prospects of the bioeconomy in Latin America and the Caribbean. See more
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Discover 3R WEB, a system that helps make decisions to transform grazing management and forage reserves on family farms.
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Technological innovation for family livestock production in the South American Chaco.
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Multipurpose Silvopastoral Systems, a sustainable strategy for the transformation of family livestock production in Peru and Colombia.
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Capturing organic carbon in soils helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase productivity.
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Workshop on Agricultural Scientific Diplomacy – Fostering collaboration between countries and disciplines led by FONTAGRO and supported by IICA. See more
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FONTAGRO’s participation in the IDB Partners Forum 2024. Se more
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When, how much, and how to irrigate, a very educational and comprehensive guide on water and irrigation in agriculture. See more
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Temperature and growth and weight of Patagonian Merino sheep transferred from arid steppes to a valley with irrigated pastures. See more
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Promoting a legume in pastures of the Argentinean Pampas region reduced methane emissions by 17%. See more
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Replacing nitrogen fertilization with the incorporation of forage peanut (Arachis pintoi) in tropical pastures reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 23%. See more
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Video: Meet the winner of the IV Successful Cases Contest, Category 1: Integrated fruit production program of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. See more
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The FONTAGRO Webinars series will take place every Friday starting from April 26. They are designed to provide valuable information and foster knowledge exchange in the field of agricultural technology and sustainable development.
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A webinar on Agricultural and Space Research was successfully held in collaboration with Starlab, FONTAGRO, and The Ohio State University. See more
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Specialists from INTA Argentina, with the support of FONTAGRO, spoke about the “corn stunt disease complex” and provided recommendations to minimize the impact of the disease. See more
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Green Technology: Vertical Agriculture as a solution for food security in Latin America.
May 3rd. 10 am (EST).
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Seeds of the future: promoting food security and nutrition in the face of climate change.
May 17th. 9:30 am (Santiago Chile time).
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Innovations to reduce methane emissions in ruminants.
May 24th. 10 am (EST).
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EMBRAPA: Extreme climate and digital tools to improve risk management.
May 30th. 10 am (EST).
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Clones and collaboration: climate resilient potato production in LAC.
May 31st. 10 am (EST).
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Starlab-OSU Ag4Space/Space4Ag 101.
May 31st. 11 am (EST).
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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.
