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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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Generation of maize varieties and hybrids in the face of climate variability

The project focuses on increasing the productivity and sustainability of corn cultivation through the improvement and adaptation of new agricultural technologies, responding to challenges such as high...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research - innovation of technological alternatives for the competitiveness and sustainability of rice cultivation in Ch...

Rice is a fundamental component of the basic food basket in Panama, especially in the province of Chiriqui, where it represents a significant part of the economy and social development. Given its impo...

Implementation- Ongoing

Genetic resources of high sanitary quality, as an alternative for the sustainable development of fruit growing.

This is a project whose purpose is to contribute to the development of national fruit production, allowing increases in the levels of productivity, profitability and sustainability of the crop. To thi...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research and Innovation Project for the improvement of coffee varieties (Coffea arabica) in Chiriqui.

The project aims to pre-select the best coffee materials for their productivity, tolerance to rust and sensory quality. This is based on the germplasm bank in Rio Sereno that has 127 materials such as...

Implementation- Ongoing

Generation, validation and dissemination of technologies for bean cultivation.

The main objective of the project is to improve the productivity and nutritional value of the bean crop by developing varieties that increase iron content, are tolerant to drought and disease, and are...

Implementation- Ongoing

Genetic Improvement Applied in Herds of Family Cattle Raising Systems in Panama

The project aimed at genetic improvement of cattle in Panama focuses on optimizing beef and milk production through the use of advanced technologies and crossbreeding strategies under tropical heat st...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research, innovation and technology transfer on cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz.) processing. (Manihot esculenta, Cra...

The project focuses on the development and validation of semi-manual technologies to improve the profitability and sustainability of cassava cultivation. This includes a lever with a cassava stick sta...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research-innovation for vegetable production in the Arco Seco region

This project aims to contribute to the improvement of production systems with agro-technologies developed through the project aligned with the demand and aspirations of producers in the areas of irrig...

Implementation- Ongoing

Isolation, identification and characterization of antagonistic and growth-promoting microorganisms in agricultural crops...

This project aims to promote the use of biotic alternatives not only for the sustainable development of the agricultural sector, but also to progressively reduce the use of synthetic phytosanitary pro...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research-Innovation genomic studies of animal genetic resources and their interaction with biotic and abiotic effects

The main objective of the project, focused on the conservation and sustainable use of animal genetic resources in Panama, is to maintain the biological diversity of local breeds of domestic animals, m...

Implementation- Ongoing

Improvement of Creole orange (Citrus sinensis) for resistance to Huanglongbing.

The purpose of the project is to contribute to the improvement of Panamanian citriculture through the development of genotypes resistant and/or tolerant to the bacterium that causes Huanglongbing (HLB...

Implementation- Ongoing

Characterization and use of rhizospheric microorganisms that induce systemic resistance to improve the iron nutrition of...

This project seeks to better understand the similarities between signaling responses to Fe deficiency in dicotyledonous plants and ISR and to study ISR microorganisms (rhizobacteria and fungi) that co...

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)

Generation of maize varieties and hybrids in the face of climate variability

Research - innovation of technological alternatives for the competitiveness and sustainability of rice cultivation in Ch...

Genetic resources of high sanitary quality, as an alternative for the sustainable development of fruit growing.

Research and Innovation Project for the improvement of coffee varieties (Coffea arabica) in Chiriqui.

Generation, validation and dissemination of technologies for bean cultivation.

Genetic Improvement Applied in Herds of Family Cattle Raising Systems in Panama

Research, innovation and technology transfer on cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz.) processing. (Manihot esculenta, Cra...

Research-innovation for vegetable production in the Arco Seco region

Isolation, identification and characterization of antagonistic and growth-promoting microorganisms in agricultural crops...

Research-Innovation genomic studies of animal genetic resources and their interaction with biotic and abiotic effects

Improvement of Creole orange (Citrus sinensis) for resistance to Huanglongbing.

Characterization and use of rhizospheric microorganisms that induce systemic resistance to improve the iron nutrition of...