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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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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Integrating sorghum cultivation into agricultural systems in the Central American Dry Corridor

The project establishes a regional partnership for the sustainable intensification of the Dry Corridor through the integration of climate-resilient sorghum and forage crop genotypes. Through soil char...

Implementation- Ongoing

Innovations to reduce methane emissions in ruminants

The main objective of this proposal is to decrease emission intensity (g of CO2 Eq/kg of Meat) in bovine production systems by 10% through the implementation of technological innovations developed in...

Implementation- Ongoing

Nitrogen Optimization: Strategies for Addressing the Climate Crisis in Food Production

This project establishes a technical network across five countries (including the Dominican Republic and Panama) to optimize the use of nitrogen fertilizers through the 4R strategy. Its goal is to inc...

Implementation- Ongoing

Satellite Monitoring of Quantity and Quality of available Biomass in Pastoral Livestock Systems

The main objective of the project is to lower the cost of estimating in real time and with adequate precision the quantity and quality of biomass available in pastoral livestock systems through a sate...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)

People in food crisis (Ecuador)

People in food emergencies (Ecuador)

Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia

Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)

Integrating sorghum cultivation into agricultural systems in the Central American Dry Corridor

Innovations to reduce methane emissions in ruminants

Nitrogen Optimization: Strategies for Addressing the Climate Crisis in Food Production

Satellite Monitoring of Quantity and Quality of available Biomass in Pastoral Livestock Systems