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.
The Rural Development Agency (ADR) implements Colombia’s agricultural and rural development policy with a territorial focus, as formulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This is...
The School Feeding Program (PAE) in Colombia is managed by the Special Administrative Unit for School Feeding – Alimentos para Aprender (UApA), which is attached to the Ministry of Education. The orig...
The Honduras Rural Competitiveness Project (COMRURAL) is a government initiative led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), financed by the World Bank and implemented by INVEST-H. It focu...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock created and institutionalized the Family Farming Seal (AFC). The project “Family Farming Seal: Associative and Inclusive Commercialization in the Northe...
SENA Emprende Rural (SER) is a capacity-building program for rural productive inclusion with an ethnic-differentiated approach that promotes rural entrepreneurship. It is supported by training, entrep...
The National Federation of Panela Producers (Fedepanela) is a national trade organization representing panela producers in Colombia. It manages the Panela Development Fund, which is financed through p...
NESsT is a global impact investing and venture philanthropy organization that accelerates ventures that create quality jobs for disadvantaged communities while sustaining the planet. In this context,...
Agrinuts S.A. is the leading peanut exporting company in Bolivia. It is engaged in sourcing, own production, and processing of peanuts. The product is grown and collected in the Chaco regions of Santa...
The project “Mayan Guardians of the Melipona Bee: Empowerment and Sustainable Economic Reactivation” is led by the Fundación Por una Nueva Solución (Educampo) with funding from the Alstom Foundation....
“From Farm to Table” is a program led by the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD) and the Ministries of Education and Agriculture. It aims to ensure the direct supply of fresh and safe products from agr...
Armazém do Campo – Produtos da Terra is a marketing initiative of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST). It sells organic and agroecological food from Agrarian Reform settlements, family and peas...
The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) uses federal resources to fund food services for students enrolled in all stages and modalities of basic education nationwide. This case highlights the speci...