FONTAGRO presents its 2023 Annual Report with the most prominent results, solidifying itself as a key player in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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FONTAGRO increased investment in science, technology and innovation for Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain.
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Since our inception, we have co-financed 195 regional projects, totaling $139.7 million, of which $28 million were contributed by FONTAGRO, $21.9 million by other agencies, and $90.8 million through counterpart contributions from the institutions themselves. The number of beneficiaries reached 48,824 people, and a total of 81,771 individuals have been trained.
In its 25 years, FONTAGRO has reached 1,809 public and private institutions, such as universities, NGOs, international and regional organizations, National Research Institutes; and 35 countries worldwide.
At the end of 2023, there are 48 active projects, for a total of $47.1 million.
At the same time, 1081 experimental sites, 739 networks, and 171 collaborative work teams have been successfully established, resulting in 685 knowledge products, 47 scientific articles, and 256 videos.
This demonstrates how a unique organizational and institutional model of convergence and inclusion of stakeholders for research, innovation, and the development of agriculture and food has been consolidated.
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Technical Cooperation for resilient agriculture.
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The agri-food systems of meat and dairy in New Zealand, Latin America, and the Caribbean are key to supplying protein to the world.
FONTAGRO, together with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand and the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse (GRA), supported 16 initiatives for a total of $14.3 million. Together, we have focused on strengthening science, technology, and innovation for the adaptation and mitigation of greenhouse gases in the agri-food sector, promoting participatory and collaborative research, and the training of new scientists and technicians.
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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.
