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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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Agriculture outweighs agtech VC
4% of global GDP is roughly accounted for by agriculture, above the 1.3% share of global early-stage venture-capital funding attracted by agtech companies in 2024.
Agtech attracts little VC
1.3% of global early-stage venture-capital funding was attracted by agricultural technology companies in 2024.
Yield research funding rises
US$9 billion went to new research into boosting farm yields, up from US$2.5 billion in 2016.
Super El Niño risk
30-40% is AccuWeather’s estimated probability that the event could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño”, with conditions potentially lasting through 2026 and even into 2027.
Fewer Atlantic named storms
11 to 16 named storms are projected by AccuWeather for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season; with El Niño arriving early, the forecast is leaning closer to 11 than to 16.

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Sustainable Agrifood Colombia Project: Climate Change Adaptation

Colombia Agroalimentaria Sostenible is an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) focused on reducing the vulnerability of agricultural production to climate threats in...

Implementation- Ongoing

Bambuzonía [EN]

The Bambuzonía project seeks to innovate and promote bamboo through action-research processes for resilient agriculture in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In all three Latin American countries, the proje...

Completed

Local public procurement of food as part of the support for commercialization of rural producer organizations – ADR Colo...

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...

Implementation- Ongoing

Confederación Agrosolidaria Colombia (EN)

Agrosolidaria is a solidarity economic community in the agro-food sector that integrates small producers, processors, distributors, and consumers within a Solidarity Economic Circuit. Agrosolidaria is...

Implementation- Ongoing

CONAB: National Supply Company [EN]

CONAB is a public company that generates agricultural information and intelligence for the formulation and implementation of public policies that contribute to the regular supply and income generation...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Agriculture outweighs agtech VC

Agtech attracts little VC

Yield research funding rises

Super El Niño risk

Fewer Atlantic named storms

Sustainable Agrifood Colombia Project: Climate Change Adaptation

Bambuzonía [EN]

Local public procurement of food as part of the support for commercialization of rural producer organizations – ADR Colo...

Confederación Agrosolidaria Colombia (EN)

CONAB: National Supply Company [EN]