The ceremony brought together FONTAGRO’s Executive Committee, led by its President, Juan Cruz Molina Hafford, Vice President Jorge Juan Ganoza Roncal and Executive Secretary Eugenia Saini, together with the Executive Director of INTA Costa Rica, José Roberto Camacho. The awards were received by Fernando Torres, Secretary of Economic Development of Zulia State (Venezuela); Walter Sandoval, Chief Scientific Officer of MicroBios S.A. (Paraguay); and Alejandro Celis of CORPOVALLE (Colombia). Latin America and the Caribbean hold 60% of the planet’s terrestrial life and 32% of its water reserves, making the region key for the bioeconomy. The 16 shortlisted cases were compiled in a publication so their lessons can be replicated elsewhere in the world.

🔗 Original news (in Spanish): 4th Bioeconomy Contest held successfully
📄 Publication (in Spanish): 4th Bioeconomy Success Cases Contest (PDF)