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Initiatives

Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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USDA National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech (NPG-Ag)

A national initiative launched to rigorously evaluate existing and emerging tools under real-world agricultural production conditions in the United States, providing farmers, ranchers, and producers w...

Implementation- Ongoing

Productive Development and Innovation: driving green productive transformation in Latin America

Project objective: to support the region's Innovation Agencies in promoting the transformative innovation required for competitive productive development, in line with global pathways for the green tr...

Implementation- Ongoing

Cultivating Innovation in the Amazon: The Canopy Bridge Food Lab (BID)

The overall objective of this project is to develop new commercial food products, increase sales, and improve farmers' capacity to boost purchases of macambo, cassava, and other products from farmers....

Implementation- Ongoing

Regional Network for Genetic Improvement in Latin America and the Caribbean to Promote Resilient and Nutritious Agricult...

The project seeks to strengthen food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean by creating a regional network for vegetable genetic improvement that promotes resilient, sustainable, an...

Implementation- Ongoing

Next Generation Sweet Potato Production in the Caribbean (NextGenSP)

A regional project focused on the conservation and sustainable use of sweet potato plant genetic resources across Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Antigua & Barbuda. Key pillars include: expanding farmer acc...

Implementation- Ongoing

Implementation of in vitro banana and banana seedling acclimatization protocols and Fusarium response analysis

Plant acclimatization protocols, especially in the context of Fusarium, involve preparing plants for the transition from a controlled environment (in vitro) to a natural environment (ex vitro). This p...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research-Innovation for the sustainability of agricultural activities in soils threatened by degradation and drought

This project in Panama focuses on improving the sustainability of production systems through the recovery of degraded soils, specifically in the areas of the Arco Seco and the Veragüense Savannah. Usi...

Implementation- Ongoing

Biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda (Noctuidae) and Oebalus insularis (Pentatomidae) in rice using oophagous par...

The project seeks to implement sustainable and efficient alternatives in agricultural pest management, specifically through applied biological control, using parasitoids such as Trichogramma pretiosum...

Implementation- Ongoing

Agronomic research and innovation for irrigated rice cultivars in Central Provinces

This project focuses on improving the competitiveness and sustainability of irrigated rice production in Panama, using advanced IDIAP varietal technology adapted to the specific needs of the crop at d...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research and innovation to strengthen sheep and goat value chains in Panama

The project aims to strengthen the sheep-goat value chains in Panama by incorporating technological innovations and expanding production linkages, identifying and addressing key problems such as indep...

Implementation- Ongoing

Native strains of NEPs and MBs for control of insect pests and pathogens

The project seeks to improve food sovereignty and environmental impact in Panama's agriculture by using native strains of entomopathogenic nematodes (NEPs) and beneficial microorganisms (MBs) for the...

Implementation- Ongoing

Carbon Positive: Transforming agricultural value chains into carbon sinks

The Carbon Positive project addresses the critical challenge of agricultural waste in Costa Rica, where 8.9 million tons of pineapple and coffee waste are generated annually, representing a significan...

Implementation- Ongoing