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The world faces significant challenges in terms of food security, not only regarding access to food but also its nutritional quality, and consequently, its impact on human health. A concerning phenomenon is the 'Triple Burden' of malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight/obesity, which has a global incidence, particularly in regions like Latin America and the Caribbean. In this cont...

The potato-pasture production systems in the Andean region (AR) of Ecuador and Peru are essential for the sustainability of households in both countries, providing economic, social, and nutritional benefits. In the AR of both countries, the production of potatoes and pastures for bovine feed has been expanding, generating economic and social benefits but also causing environmental problems when th...

The project focuses on the sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Dry Corridor of Central America by incorporating sorghum genotypes and other forage cereals adapted to each environment to increase the productivity, sustainability, and resilience of the region's production systems. The proposal promotes a regional alliance to achieve intensive and sustainable agriculture. The p...

In the Bolivian Altiplano and the Peruvian Andes, indigenous and peasant communities face increasing climatic risks, such as frosts, droughts, hail and storms. These factors have affected the stability of agricultural production and food availability, impacting communities’ food security. Native potatoes, a fundamental crop in the culture and diet of Andean people, offering nutrients and resilie...

The project focuses on addressing the potato purple top compex (PPTC/CPMP Spanish acronym) problem in the Andean Region (AR), where the potato plays a fundamental role in the diet of millions of people as well as in the contribution to the agricultural sector economy. The PPTC includes the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CaLso), phytoplasmas and the potato psyllid (Bactericera cocke...

This project contemplates the concept of biorefinery, taking full advantage of the mango fruit, giving commercial use to fruits with defects that remain in the field, peel, and seed generated during pulping. From a scientific-technical point of view, multiple potentialities have been identified from the waste generated. The peels represent 7% to 24% of the total weight of the fruit, while the bone...

Food production has increased worldwide strongly in the last 20 years in response to population growth, with a significant impact on the countries of the Americas. This is owed to their agricultural potential, in terms of land area and climatic conditions suitable for agriculture. However, the maintenance of this productivity, as well as its future potential development, depends on the effects of ...

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...

Livestock farming is an essential activity for the livelihoods of farmer families in Peru and Ecuador, generating economic, social and nutritional benefits. In the Amazon region of these countries, both livestock and agriculture have been expanding, resulting in benefits but also environmental problems, especially when extensive systems have been implemented at the expense of deforestation and the...

Given the importance of quantifying methane (CH4) emissions from rice paddies in national inventories and the increasing investment in mitigation technologies, there is significant value in developing verification technologies that can be applied at regional or national scales. It is currently possible to monitor CH4 content using satellite sensors. An example of such a sensor is the Sentinel-5 P...