The Strateguc Forum of the Board of Directors and Sponsors of FONTAGRO: “Innovation and Sustainability in Agriculture: Modernization and Financing Strategies for LAC” was successfully held in Quito, Ecuador. Leaders and researchers from national technology institutes in Latin America and the Caribbean, along with academics from major international institutes and universities, gathered to analyze the challenges and opportunities in agrifood innovation, development, and agricultural technology. They also discussed new financing models for food security and sustainable production in the region. Read more
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Improving Water Use and Fertilization Efficiency in Quinoa Cultivation. Read more
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Innovations in Inoculants for Sustainable Agriculture: Reducing N2O Emissions and Increasing Production. Read more
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Boosting Fine Cocoa from Mesoamerica: Innovation for the Development of Geographical Indications. Read more
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Vertical Farming as a Sustainable Solution for Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more
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Organic amendments and mycorrhizal fungi bioremediate metal-polluted soils. Read more
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Cooperation between Rhizobia: The HmpA Enzyme Enhances Nitrogen Fixation Efficiency in Alfalfa. Read more
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Improvements in Nutrition and Reproduction of Primiparous Cows with Increased Forage Allocation in Río de la Plata Grasslands. Read more
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Prevalence of Salmonella and E. coli in Family Farming Systems in Chile. Read more
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Video: HLB Course: Black fly, recognition of different stages and natural enemies. Read more
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FONTAGRO and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of the New Zealand Government announce the winners of the 2024 Call. Read more
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Webinar 11: Innovation and Tradition: Advancing Mesoamerican Cocoa with Geographical Indications. Read more
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Webinar 12: Nanotech for Nature: Restoring Soils in Andean Regions. Read more
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Webinar 13: Nitrogen Optimization: Strategies to tackle the climate crisis in food production. Read more
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Webinar 14: Advances in Climate Zoning for Brazilian Agriculture. Read more
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Creating a sustainable future: resilient farms and forests.
August 2nd. Time: 10 am (EST).
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Megalurothrips usitatus: biology, ecology and management in bean cultivation.
August 9th. Time: 10 am (EST).
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Artificial lighting in controlled environment systems.
August 16th. Time: 10 am (EST).
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Workshop on climate change.
August 22th. Time: 11 – 12 am (EST).
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One welfare for resilience on livestock farms.
August 23rd. Time: 10 am (EST).
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Platform for the transfer and efficient use of biologicals in LAC farms.
August 30th. Time: 10 am (EST).
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Microbiome in Spaceflight.
August 31st. Time: 10 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.
