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Since 2015, FONTAGRO has been promoting the mobilization of resources for the development of new scientific knowledge, the advancement of technologies, and innovations to support the transformation of agri-food systems in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. The FONTAGRO Board of Directors considered it necessary to create a technical cooperation for the allocation of funding aimed at facilita...

Approximately 53 million people suffer from malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean. Consequences include low birth weight and anemia. Biofortification enhances the nutrient content in crops through conventional breeding practices, addressing deficiencies in iron, zinc, and vitamin A in the human body. Biofortified crops exhibit improved agronomic characteristics and provide higher levels ...

Since 2020, FONTAGRO has set a milestone in promoting sustainable agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighted by its co-sponsorship of the International Congress AGROTECH 2019 and the webinar series on Agrodigitalization. These activities, along with strategic agreements with entities such as FAO and the government of New Zealand, have significantly expanded its global visibility, ...

FONTAGRO has the opportunity to work as part of a network and in collaboration with its member institutions, partners, and sponsors to generate synergies and strengthen the dissemination of results from funded projects. An analysis has identified recurring challenges and obstacles in knowledge sharing, emphasizing the need for a continuous effort to build the capacity of researchers, in particular...

Knowledge and communication management is a systematic process for exchanging information, data, and other skills among partners. In FONTAGRO, this challenge is especially important when implementing projects in science and technology for the food and agricultural sector. The aim of this project was to strengthen the dissemination of results among researchers, extensionists, farmers, policy decisi...

Knowledge and communication management is a systematic process for exchanging information, data, and other skills among partners. In FONTAGRO, this challenge is especially important when implementing projects in science and technology for the food and agricultural sector. The aim of this project was to strengthen the dissemination of results among researchers, extensionists, farmers, policy decisi...

The concept of bioeconomy emerged at the beginning of the 21st century, within the framework of the research policy of the European Commission. Since then, many countries have developed bioeconomy strategies with the aim of promoting their economic development, based on the generation and application of knowledge for the sustainable use of natural resources, particularly biological resources, prom...

Since the mid-1950s, studies have been carried out to measure the impact of agricultural research and innovation, particularly the economic impact of investment. In this sense, agriculture is the economic activity that concentrates a large part of the economic impact analysis of R&D investment. It is important to consider that, in addition to the inherent uncertainty involved in developing tec...

The Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology (FONTAGRO) is a unique mechanism for promoting collaboration for the innovation of family farming. It was created in 1998 by 15 countries with the sponsorship of the IDB. Over the years FONTAGRO has supported more than 160 projects and initiatives in the region, for a total of over US$120 million. In order to promote the use of knowledge products gener...

The Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology (FONTAGRO) is a unique mechanism to promote collaboration for the innovation of family farming. It was created in 1998 by 15 countries with the sponsorship of the IDB. Through the years FONTAGRO has supported more than 160 projects and initiatives in the region, for a total of over US$120 million. In order to promote the use of knowledge products gener...