FONTAGRO: Medium Term Plan (PMP) 2015-2020

The 2015-2020 Medium Term Plan, implemented by FONTAGRO, is a strategic document designed to strengthen agri-food and agro-industrial innovation in a sustainable manner in Latin America and the Caribbean. This plan focuses on promoting competitiveness and food security with criteria of equity and sustainability, especially in family farming, through international cooperation between member countries. The plan details a series of key projects and activities to achieve these goals, such as developing drought-tolerant crop varieties, improving water productivity in the Southern Cone, and linking producers to markets through the agroindustrial processing and marketing of bananas. It also includes significant investments in research and development, with a focus on climate change adaptation, sustainable natural resource management and tropical livestock systems. Additionally, the plan describes the projected financing, with funds from both FONTAGRO and other agencies, and establishes mechanisms for evaluating and monitoring the progress made during its implementation.