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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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Chicken exports rise 16.5%
3.815 million tonnes of chicken meat were exported by Brazil between January and August 2026, 16.5% more than in the same period of 2025; revenue reached USD 7.543 billion.
Retail potato price rises 69.1%
69.1% was the increase in the retail price of smooth-skinned potatoes in Paraná between August and September 2026, rising from BRL 4.15 to BRL 7.01 per kilogram.
Wheat crop quality deteriorates
182 thousand hectares of wheat remained to be harvested in Paraná: 12% of the area was in poor condition, 42% in average condition, and 46% in good condition.
Production reaches 78.7 million pounds
78.7 million pounds of shrimp were produced by Honduras from January through August 2026, compared with 76 million pounds during the same period of 2025.
Loss of 13 million pounds
13 million pounds of shrimp are estimated to have been lost because of drought and high salinity, reducing the annual production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds.

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Paraguay - Assistance in strengthening departmental public management

The project's main objective is to improve local public management capacity in the country's 17 governorates. To this end, the Paraguayan government, in collaboration with ITAIPU Binacional and the Un...

Implementation- Ongoing

Agricultural Habilitation Credit

The Paraguay Agricultural Habilitation Credit Program is a government initiative that seeks to promote rural and agricultural development in the country by granting accessible credit to small and medi...

Implementation- Ongoing

Innovation Network for Rural Development in the Gran Chaco Americano in the Context of Climate Change

Regional technical cooperation initiative linking public and private networks in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay to strengthen family farming in the Gran Chaco through innovation, technology validatio...

Completed

National Program for the Promotion of the Dairy Chain in Paraguay.

The National Dairy Chain Promotion Program promotes the integration of small and medium-sized organized producer committees into the dairy value chain, aiming to enhance competitiveness for dairy prod...

Implementation- Ongoing

Improvement of Family and Indigenous Farming in Value Chains in the Eastern Region (PPI Phase II)

The project aims to improve the assets, income, and quality of life of the target population by sustainably integrating them into value chains through their representative social organizations. It pro...

Implementation- Ongoing

Project Improvement of Income for Family, Peasant, and Indigenous Agriculture in Departments of the Eastern Region of Pa...

The main objective of the Project is to contribute to the sustainable reduction of poverty in the vulnerable rural population, increasing income in a sustainable manner by strengthening social capital...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Chicken exports rise 16.5%

Retail potato price rises 69.1%

Wheat crop quality deteriorates

Production reaches 78.7 million pounds

Loss of 13 million pounds

Paraguay - Assistance in strengthening departmental public management

Agricultural Habilitation Credit

Innovation Network for Rural Development in the Gran Chaco Americano in the Context of Climate Change

National Program for the Promotion of the Dairy Chain in Paraguay.

Improvement of Family and Indigenous Farming in Value Chains in the Eastern Region (PPI Phase II)

Project Improvement of Income for Family, Peasant, and Indigenous Agriculture in Departments of the Eastern Region of Pa...