Certified seed for a more productive and secure potato production

Biofortified beans: more iron from field to table

Animal welfare as a technology for more resilient livestock farming

Two FONTAGRO projects were awarded at the PCCMCA2026, Honduras

See project 1 / See project 2

Farmers in Tocachi, Ecuador, strengthened their capacity to participate in the selection of potato varieties

RECSO-Americas and the University of Florida join forces to model future scenarios for soybeans in Latin America

IDIAF presented a new Knowledge Management and Communication plan with the support of IICA and FONTAGRO

FONTAGRO updated its Operations Manuals and project management documents

Costa Rican farms harbor a genetic diversity of cacao absent from global collections

They sequence a reference genome of the cubio: a tool for improvement and conservation

The economic cost of cadmium in the cocoa value chain

SCIENCE CAFÉ

October 8: Mapping yield gaps globally and locally. Speakers: Patricio Grassini and Fernando Aramburu-Merlos, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

November 5: Advances in Digital Agriculture: Perspectives from Innovation, Industry, and Producers.
Speaker: Ignacio Ciampitti, Purdue University and NASA Acres

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UPCOMING FONTAGRO PROJECT EVENTS

October 8
The project "Carbon Gaps and Cover Crops" will participate in the 3rd National Meeting of Sustainable Agriculture.
🕘 9:00 a. m. – 2:00 p. m. | 📍 Casa de la Cultura Mercedes, Soriano, Uruguay

October 15
The project "Resilient Maize: Innovation and sustainable management of stunting" will participate in the presencial meeting Linkata Tolima: Agrometeorological Risk Management from Agricultural Extension.
🕗 8:00 a. m. – 1:00 p. m. | 📍 Gobernación del Tolima, Colombia

October 15
The project "Online Crop Management Support Platform" will hold a Field Day for updating and knowledge exchange, aimed at producers, technicians, students, and agricultural sector suppliers.

🕘 9:00 a. m. – 3:00 p. m. | 📍 Plexagro Technological Exchange Site, Chivilcoy, Argentina

October 16
The project "Resilient Maize: Innovation and sustainable management of stunting" will hold an update, exchange, and knowledge transfer workshop on wheat and late-planted maize.
🕗 8:00 a. m. | 📍 INTA Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina

October 16
The project "Strengthening the Production, Use, and Dissemination of Certified Seed Potatoes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Strategies for Food Security" will hold the webinar "Current Situation and Perspectives of Potato Processing in the Andean Zone.
🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p. m. | Argentina Time

October 20 
The project "Climate-Resilient Wheat" will participate in the CREA SSF Agronomic Tour - Wheat 2026.
🕘 From 9:00 a. m. | 📍 Faculty of Agronomy Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina

October 21 
The project "Resilient Maize: Innovation and sustainable management of stunting" will participate in the Niche Modeling and Species Distribution Seminar-Workshop at the University of Cundinamarca.
🕦 11:30 a. m. – 12:15 p. m. | Hora de Colombia

October 26  – November 21
The project "Multifunctional landscapes in extensive agroecosystems" invites you to the free course "Sustainable Agriculture: Strategies for Transition in Uruguay," which integrates scientific evidence, productive experiences, and decision-making tools.

October 27 
The project "Climate-Resilient Wheat" will hold an exchange workshop between researchers, technicians, and actors from the productive sector.
🕣 8:30 a. m. | 📍 INIA La Estanzuela, Colonia, Uruguay

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