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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.

DID YOU KNOW?

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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Proyecto INCASBONO+ - GIZ Colombia (EN)

INCASBONO+ is a project aimed at increasing agricultural production and reducing the carbon footprint through the provision of inputs, training in the proper use of fertilizers, and strengthening of b...

Completed

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

Proyecto Maximizando Oportunidades Café y Cacao en las Américas (MOCCA) (EN)

The initiative “Family Farming and School Feeding” aims to strengthen school feeding programs by promoting the purchase of food from family farmers. Led by FAO and supported by IFAD and the Brazilian...

Implementation- Ongoing

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

BBVA Microfinance Foundation [EN]

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation works to help vulnerable entrepreneurs thrive and ensure their sustainable development. The foundation works with entrepreneurs in five Latin American countries (Colom...

Implementation- Ongoing

Adding value to the cocoa value chain with Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Colombia (EN)

Compañía Nacional de Chocolates (CNCH) is part of Grupo Nutresa, which has production plants in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. Since 1958, CNCH established the area of Purchasing and Agricu...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Agriculture outweighs agtech VC

Agtech attracts little VC

Yield research funding rises

Super El Niño risk

Fewer Atlantic named storms

Proyecto INCASBONO+ - GIZ Colombia (EN)

Sustainable Agrifood Colombia Project: Climate Change Adaptation

Bambuzonía [EN]

Proyecto Maximizando Oportunidades Café y Cacao en las Américas (MOCCA) (EN)

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

BBVA Microfinance Foundation [EN]

Adding value to the cocoa value chain with Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Colombia (EN)