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Percentage of reg. fishing (LAC) in the S. Pacific
Approximately 64% of the region's capture fisheries production in 2024 came from the Southeast Pacific. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026). -
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Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
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Percentage of reg. fishing (LAC) in the S. Pacific
Approximately 64% of the region's capture fisheries production in 2024 came from the Southeast Pacific. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
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Second Rural Productive Partnerships Project - Colombia
The project strengthened productive alliances between smallholder rural producer organizations and private agribusiness buyers through subproject financing combining technical assistance, productive asset investment, and business development training to improve market access. Its objective was to increase rural competitiveness and agricultural entrepreneurship in poor rural communities through a demand-driven scheme anchored in private sector engagement. The project incorporated explicit inclusion mechanisms targeting women, indigenous communities, and Afro-Colombians within agricultural value chains.
Zero-Deforestation Cocoa: A Model for Sustainability and Market Access for Agroforestry Cocoa Producers in the Colombian Amazon
It aims to strengthen the cocoa value chain in the Colombian Amazon by implementing georeferenced traceability compatible with international zero-deforestation standards (EUDR and UKFRC) and promoting the transition to biodiverse agroforestry systems to increase productivity and diversify producers' income. The project also targets the strengthening of associative governance and sustainable commercial linkages.
UNI2: Expanding Credit Access for Farmers and Rural Populations in Colombia
The project aims to expand access to credit for rural and low-income populations in Colombia, including women micro-entrepreneurs, by providing direct financial support to UNI2, a rural finance institution. The operation is framed under the IDB's Social Entrepreneurship and Small Projects Program (SMP) and aims to improve the financial inclusion of Colombian agricultural producers.
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Colombia: Resolution 000295-2025 - Public Policy Guidelines on Bio-inputs, Organic Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners
The resolution adopts the MADR's Public Policy Guidelines for Bio-inputs, Organic Fertilizers, and Soil Conditioners, aimed at promoting the production and use of these inputs within the framework of the agroecological transition and low-carbon rural development. The guidelines are structured around four pillars: strengthening biofactories with quality and safety standards, developing skills and capacities in the sector, promoting Small-Scale, Family, and Community Agriculture (SSCCA) as the main driver of the transition, and strengthening incentive schemes for financing the sector.
Colombia: Resolution 331 of 2024 - Adopting the Agroecology Public Policy and issuing other provisions
Issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, adopts Colombia's Agroecology Public Policy, establishing the principles, approaches, objectives, and guidelines to direct State action toward the country's agroecological transition nationwide. The policy is structured around four main guidelines: agroecological knowledge management, agroecological production and transition, agroecology-based distribution and trade, and agrobiodiversity conservation in the face of the climate crisis. The resolution also establishes the National Agroecology Roundtable (MNA) as a participatory governance body for policy implementation and monitoring, with representation from peasant, indigenous, Afro-descendant communities, and social organizations.
Colombia: Law No. 2585 of 2026 – Establishing Instruments to Guarantee a Sustainable and Deforestation-Free Cattle Production Chain (Sustainable Deforestation-Free Livestock)
Establishes the regulatory framework for a sustainable, deforestation-free bovine cattle production chain in Colombia, linking animal traceability systems with the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System, the multipurpose cadastre, and the real property registry. It amends Law 1659 of 2013 to expand the mandate of the National Animal Traceability Commission, placing anti-deforestation goals at the core of agricultural information systems. The law creates the National Deforestation Council (CONALDEF) and introduces a "Deforestation-Free Producer" certification, the NTC 6550:2021 Environmental Seal, high-surveillance zones in active deforestation hotspots, and due diligence obligations for all actors across the beef and dairy value chain.
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Second Rural Productive Partnerships Project - Colombia
The project strengthened productive alliances between smallholder rural producer organizations and private agribusiness buyers through subproject financing combining technical assistance, productive asset investment, and business development training to improve market access. Its objective was to increase rural competitiveness and agricultural entrepreneurship in poor rural communities through a demand-driven scheme anchored in private sector engagement. The project incorporated explicit inclusion mechanisms targeting women, indigenous communities, and Afro-Colombians within agricultural value chains.
Integrating sorghum cultivation into agricultural systems in the Central American Dry Corridor
The project establishes a regional partnership for the sustainable intensification of the Dry Corridor through the integration of climate-resilient sorghum and forage crop genotypes. Through soil characterization and a digital recommendation platform, the project aims to increase productivity and water availability in vulnerable agricultural systems. The initiative, funded by the Government of New Zealand (GRA), will transfer technical knowledge and precision technology to producers, advisors, and students in the region.
Sustainable artisanal fisheries and bio-businesses for food security with market access in the Peru–Colombia Border Integration Zone
Sustainable artisanal fisheries and bio-businesses for food security with market access in the Peru–Colombia Border Integration Zone is a binational technical cooperation initiative in the Putumayo River basin aimed at strengthening sustainable artisanal fishing and food security. It promotes cross-border governance through a binational roundtable, diagnostics and monitoring campaigns focused on water quality and fish species of commercial interest. It supports fisheries value-chain bio-businesses through awareness and technical training, financial education, technical assistance, formulation of business models and non-reimbursable equipment support, plus binational fairs and strategic commercial alliances. It also includes community food security plans, training in good food practices, field schools and collective solutions for access to safe water such as collection, filtration and storage. The initiative is implemented in Peru and Colombia over 24 months, financed by the Colombia–Peru Border Integration Zone Development Fund, with a required start in September 2025.
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