Up to 80% of rural households in Latin America and the Caribbean own backyard poultry. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

60% of rural households obtain income from the livestock sector (FAO, 2024).

The study examines the options available to Latin America and the Caribbean for reducing emissions from the agricultural sector and land use change, with the aim of achieving the goal of net-zero emissions. It analyzes mitigation scenarios, sustainable technologies, and public policies needed to reconcile agricultural production with environmental conservation, highlighting the role of low-carbon agriculture and sustainable management of rural ecosystems.

This regional technical cooperation seeks to facilitate the transition from conventional livestock practices to sustainable livestock management models in the Amazon biome, integrating biodiversity protection and ecosystem restoration with economic, social, and environmental benefits. To do so, it will foster a regional platform of key stakeholders with nodes and networks that promote collaboration and knowledge exchange on sustainable livestock management in the Amazon. It will also compile and systematize existing evidence, identify information gaps, and document best practices, lessons learned, and indicators to measure progress in sustainability. Based on that knowledge, it will produce communication materials and organize dissemination events to support evidence-based decision-making and enable adoption of sustainable practices by regional actors. Finally, it will implement one demonstration farm as a successful production model to apply and showcase sustainable livestock practices and encourage replication or adaptation across other Amazon territories.

Regional technical cooperation to strengthen the capacity of Latin American and Caribbean countries to implement strategies, policies, and effective techniques to comply with international deforestation-free trade rules, including the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). It aims to improve competent authorities’ ability to assess deforestation risks and to support public and private sector readiness for requirements on georeferencing, traceability, production legality, and due diligence. It finances practical tools (a risk benchmarking template, five national roadmaps, and a lessons-learned monograph) and regional and national dialogue spaces to foster public–private coordination. It prioritizes closing information and capacity gaps—especially for smallholders and MSMEs/intermediaries—to prevent exclusion from EU-oriented supply chains. It will be executed by the IDB over 24 months with OC-SDP Window 2 resources (Sustainability and Integration) totaling US$350,000 and includes coordination with FAO and IICA, and articulation with IDB Invest and IDB Lab where relevant.

The Great Forests of Mesoamerica (GFM) Program is a five-year (2023–2027) European Union initiative under the #TeamEurope approach to strengthen the protection and sustainable use of Mesoamerica’s great forests and other relevant areas such as the Trifinio Region. Its overall objective is to improve conservation and sustainability through four components: (1) data and transparency for decision-making, (2) forest governance and biodiversity conservation, (3) sustainable and deforestation-free production and trade, and (4) environmental rights and forest defense. The program operates at regional, national and sub-national levels, combining technical assistance, work with regional partners, and cascading grants with local partners. It is designed to complement national and sub-national actions and to integrate synergies with more than 100 ongoing actions across Mesoamerican forests. Additionally, it includes a Program Secretariat within the #EURECA framework to ensure coordination, coherence and alignment with the EU’s strategic objectives in the region.

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.

Framework law comprehensively regulating the development of Colombia's agricultural and fisheries sector, establishing an integrated set of policy instruments aimed at protecting producer income and improving rural quality of life. It encompasses preferential credit mechanisms, a rural capitalization incentive, price stabilization funds, parafiscal contributions, and agricultural insurance, complemented by commercialization interventions through IDEMA and minimum guarantee prices to producers. The law defines the regime for technical assistance and agricultural health under ICA's authority, and incorporates provisions on rural social investment and a rural family subsidy scheme. It also establishes international trade protection mechanisms through tariffs, safeguards, and compensatory measures to safeguard the competitiveness of domestic agricultural production.

Establishes the framework for integrating climate management into public and private decision-making, guiding development toward low-carbon, climate-resilient pathways. Its rural development strategy articulates adaptation and mitigation measures for the agricultural sector, promoting production systems adapted to droughts, floods and extreme temperatures, sustainable livestock intensification, agroforestry systems, and closure of the agricultural frontier. The policy drives the generation of agroclimatic information to guide planting calendars, strengthen technical assistance to producers, and develop climate insurance mechanisms. It is framed within Colombia's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and its Low-Carbon Development Strategy, targeting reductions in rural GHG emissions, which account for most national emissions, while enhancing the climate resilience of agricultural producers.

The Rural Development and Agricultural Productivity Fund was created to promote the comprehensive and equitable development of rural areas, ensuring food security and the growth of the agricultural sector. It establishes that resources will be allocated to productive projects—preferably those of community interest—that enhance the efficiency, sustainability, and profitability of production units.

Increase milk production in the Municipality of Tiahuanacu by 20%, from 33,019.80 to 39,623.76 liters of milk per year, to ensure supply to the domestic market.

The objective is to improve the economic viability of alpaca producers' projects through pasture conservation and enhanced animal health.