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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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Food and post-production costs (2025)
Post-farmgate activities account for 70 to 75 percent of what consumers pay. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)
The average cost of a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean was $4.91 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).
Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)
The global average cost of a healthy diet rose to $4.28 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
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World population with food insecurity (2025)
Around 2.1 billion people (25.8% of the world's population) experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).

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Innovations for horticulture in protected environments in hot zones: an option for sustainable intensification of family...

This project aims to improve food security and reduce the vulnerability of family farming to climate change through the sustainable intensification of horticulture in protected environments. Agricultu...

Completed

Research - innovation in integrated management of musaceae in the Province of Bocas del Toro.

The project in Bocas del Toro aims to develop technologies to increase plantain production by at least 20%, improve soil nutrition, and sustainably manage the pests and diseases that affect this crop....

Implementation- Ongoing

Technology innovation in cassava and yam crops in Herrera and Veraguas.

The project aims to address significant problems in cassava and yam cultivation in Panama, especially damage caused by the Cyrtomenus bergi bug in cassava and anthracnose in yam, which seriously affec...

Implementation- Ongoing

Agronomic research and innovation for irrigated rice cultivars in Central Provinces

This project focuses on improving the competitiveness and sustainability of irrigated rice production in Panama, using advanced IDIAP varietal technology adapted to the specific needs of the crop at d...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research and innovation to strengthen sheep and goat value chains in Panama

The project aims to strengthen the sheep-goat value chains in Panama by incorporating technological innovations and expanding production linkages, identifying and addressing key problems such as indep...

Implementation- Ongoing

Genetic variability of Magnaporthe oryzae in rice cultivars in Panama

The project focuses on studying the genetic diversity and ultrastructural interaction of the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, which causes rice blast disease, in local rice cultivars. Through a series of ac...

Implementation- Ongoing

Native strains of NEPs and MBs for control of insect pests and pathogens

The project seeks to improve food sovereignty and environmental impact in Panama's agriculture by using native strains of entomopathogenic nematodes (NEPs) and beneficial microorganisms (MBs) for the...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research and innovation to contribute to improve the efficiency and profitability of the dual-purpose system in East Pan...

The project aims to improve the efficiency and profitability of dual-purpose milk production systems in the regions of Eastern Panama and Darien, thus contributing to food security, increased income f...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Food and post-production costs (2025)

Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)

Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)

Evidencia

World population with food insecurity (2025)

Innovations for horticulture in protected environments in hot zones: an option for sustainable intensification of family...

Research - innovation in integrated management of musaceae in the Province of Bocas del Toro.

Technology innovation in cassava and yam crops in Herrera and Veraguas.

Agronomic research and innovation for irrigated rice cultivars in Central Provinces

Research and innovation to strengthen sheep and goat value chains in Panama

Genetic variability of Magnaporthe oryzae in rice cultivars in Panama

Native strains of NEPs and MBs for control of insect pests and pathogens

Research and innovation to contribute to improve the efficiency and profitability of the dual-purpose system in East Pan...

Research and innovation in onion crop management in Tierras Altas, Chiriqui

Agroclimatic research to improve agribusiness sustainability in Azuero

Research and Innovation for the Development of Rice Germplasm for Mechanized Systems in Panama.

Breeding and development of potato and sweet potato varieties with high agronomic performance and nutritional quality.