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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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Chicken exports rise 16.5%
3.815 million tonnes of chicken meat were exported by Brazil between January and August 2026, 16.5% more than in the same period of 2025; revenue reached USD 7.543 billion.
Retail potato price rises 69.1%
69.1% was the increase in the retail price of smooth-skinned potatoes in Paraná between August and September 2026, rising from BRL 4.15 to BRL 7.01 per kilogram.
Wheat crop quality deteriorates
182 thousand hectares of wheat remained to be harvested in Paraná: 12% of the area was in poor condition, 42% in average condition, and 46% in good condition.
Production reaches 78.7 million pounds
78.7 million pounds of shrimp were produced by Honduras from January through August 2026, compared with 76 million pounds during the same period of 2025.
Loss of 13 million pounds
13 million pounds of shrimp are estimated to have been lost because of drought and high salinity, reducing the annual production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds.

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Strengthening the Management of Agrocalidad's Food Safety Directorate in Certification and Authorization Processes in Ec...

Technical cooperation project between AGROCALIDAD and IICA to plan, coordinate and deliver certification and refresher courses for official or authorized veterinarians working as sanitary inspectors i...

Completed

Development of isotopic techniques for the determination of pesticide and veterinary drug residues in livestock samples...

Technical cooperation project to develop and validate isotopic techniques for determining pesticide and veterinary drug residues in animal-origin samples, to compare and publish the protocols and resu...

Completed

Sustainable Livestock in Nicaragua

The objective of the project is to develop a scalable pilot segregated cattle production model that will enable medium-scale producers to improve their competitiveness and increase their income throug...

Completed

Priming Financial and Land Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation

Mitigation project that co-finances Ecuador's REDD+ Action Plan by updating development and land-use plans and life plans with climate change criteria, providing economic incentives and technical assi...

Completed

Priming Financial and Land-Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation

Climate mitigation project in Ecuador that supported implementation of the REDD+ Action Plan through financial and economic instruments, land-use planning, governance strengthening, and sustainable pr...

Completed

Integrated Water Resources Management in Ten Basins

Investment project aimed at strengthening the capacity of institutions responsible for water resources management to plan, monitor and manage water resources at the national level and in ten selected...

Completed

Support the Design and Implementation of the Executing Agency for Water and Sanitation Projects in Lima and Callao, and...

The technical cooperation finances studies to structure and implement an executing agency responsible for a program to expand and improve urban drinking water and sewage systems. It also finances tech...

Completed

Capacity Building and Development of Implementation Strategy for Agro-environmental Policy Guidelines in El Salvador, wi...

The project established the incorporation of an approach on voluntary guidelines for agro-environmental policies, through a public management process oriented to facilitate sustainable development bas...

Completed

Initiatives

Chicken exports rise 16.5%

Retail potato price rises 69.1%

Wheat crop quality deteriorates

Production reaches 78.7 million pounds

Loss of 13 million pounds

Strengthening the Management of Agrocalidad's Food Safety Directorate in Certification and Authorization Processes in Ec...

Development of isotopic techniques for the determination of pesticide and veterinary drug residues in livestock samples...

Sustainable Livestock in Nicaragua

Priming Financial and Land Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation

Priming Financial and Land-Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation

Integrated Water Resources Management in Ten Basins

Support the Design and Implementation of the Executing Agency for Water and Sanitation Projects in Lima and Callao, and...

Capacity Building and Development of Implementation Strategy for Agro-environmental Policy Guidelines in El Salvador, wi...

Building the Resilience of Wetlands in the Province of Datem del Marañón, Peru

ESP: NAMA Low Carbon Coffee

National Program for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture

ESP: Desarrollo Sustentable e Inclusivo del Sector Agroalimentario y Rural