With the support of
FONTAGRO’S 25th Anniversary
Highlighted results
193
Regional projects
Regional projects
137.8
USD
Total investment
27.9
USD
Invested by FONTAGRO
19.4
USD
Contributed by other agencies
90.5
USD
Contributed as counterpart
4:1
USD
Ratio of other Agencies to FONTAGRO
+27
Countries reached
Countries reached
113
Validated Technologies
Validated technologies
60
Agtech tools generated
Tools generated
73
Climate change mitigation practices
Climate change
188,970
Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries
3400
Field activities conducted
Field activities
81525
Attendees at workshops
Attendees at workshops
709
Collaborative networks created
Collaborative networks
7300
Publications delivered
Publications delivered
1422
Researchers participating in projects
Researchers
Where do we work?
Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain
FONTAGRO is a cooperation mechanism to promote science, development and innovation in food and agriculture for Latin America and the Caribbean.
FONTAGRO’S 25th Anniversary
Agenda
Monday, June 5th | Spain Time zone
08:00 – 08:30hs |
Registry |
08:30 – 09:30hs |
OpeningDr. Arnulfo Gutiérrez (President, FONTAGRO)
Dra. Esther Esteban (INIA-CSIC Spain) Dr. Manuel Otero (IICA) Other Authorities Dr. José María Martell Berrocal (CSIC Spain) Dr. Antón Leis García (AECID) |
09:30 – 10:00hs |
XXV FONTAGRO’s AnniversarySpeakersEugenia Saini
José María Álvarez Coque |
10:00 – 11:00hs |
Panel 1:What have we learned from the international cooperation in agriculture in the last decade and how to build better practices for a more effective impact.
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11:00 – 11:30hs |
Coffee break |
11:30 – 12:00hs |
Panel 2:FONTAGRO: beginning and its current relevance to support science, technology and innovation for LAC countries and world networks.
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12:00 – 13:00hs |
Panel 3:FONTAGRO: 25 years of FONTAGRO, extending borders towards Europe and the world.
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13:00 – 13:30hs |
Group photo |
13:30 – 14:30hs |
Lunch |
FONTAGRO’S 25th Anniversary
HIGHLIGHTS
Discover our
Impact stories
Sustainable intensification of legume-based livestock systems: Latin America and the Caribbean cooperation platform
Technological innovation for family beef cattle production in the South American Chaco
Resilient rice of the future for LAC
HUB SmartFruit-ALC: Smart Solutions for Family Fruit Systems LAC, in the Climate Change Scenario
Carbon sequestration opportunities in soils in Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia and Ecuador work on sustainable agro-production, based on the synthesis of nanofertilizers
Good quality seed: the basis for good production and better yield in the cultivation of native potatoes and Andean tubers
Latin America and the Caribbean go towards a Climate Smart Dairy