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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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Regional Center for Phytosanitary Intelligence of the Andean Community (CRIFCAN)

The Regional Phytosanitary Intelligence Center project of the Andean Community seeks to strengthen pest management and prevention in the region. Its main objective is to offer support to producers and...

Implementation- Ongoing

Implementation of an early warning system for the management of potato late blight (Phytophthora infestans) as an adapta...

The project addresses the impact of climate change on agriculture, specifically on the management of potato late blight (TT), a disease caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans, which can cause t...

Implementation- Ongoing

ESP: Regional alliances for the dissemination of iron-rich beans in Latin American and Caribbean countries

The project seeks to contribute to the adoption of iron-rich bean varieties in the project countries through on-farm validation and scaling up of the varieties in greatest demand and to increase the d...

Implementation- Ongoing

Processes for Strengthening the Technical Capacity for the Authorization by the Agency of Veterinary Doctors for Slaught...

The objective of this Agreement is to execute the "Courses for authorization by the Agency, of official veterinarians to perform inspection functions before and after mortem of the animals and the re-...

Implementation- Ongoing

ESP: Geographical Indications for Mesoamerican Cocoa

The project involves a regional, inter-institutional and inter-organizational effort in 16 territories of the participating countries and is expected to have an impact on at least 56 organizations, gr...

Implementation- Ongoing

Rhizospheric cadmium (Cd) solubility reducing bioprocess (ES)

The empowerment of the Latin American market for fine flavored cocoa has been limited by the high cadmium (Cd) content in the beans. The project proposes an innovative, efficient and climate-smart bio...

Implementation- Ongoing

Formation of a genetic nucleus for the repopulation of South American camelids (alpacas) in the binational territory of...

Promote sustainable alpaca breeding in the binational territory of the Pueblo de los Pastos to strengthen cultural identity and the organization of highland communities.

Completed

Mitigate+: Low Emissions Food Systems

The CGIAR Low Emissions Food Systems Initiative, also known as Mitigate+, works closely with key stakeholders in target countries so that they are equipped with the knowledge, information and tools th...

Completed

Scaling up continuous improvement in organic banana for family export (BOXF).

Increase production of organic export bananas within family farming by applying continuous improvement and benchmarking, reducing losses, especially due to red spot disease, and improving soil health....

Completed

Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for inclusions and sustainability

The Rethinking Food Markets Initiative aims to identify the multiple obstacles to improving smallholder and medium- and small-sized enterprises (MSME)’s returns to participation in higher value food v...

Implementation- Ongoing

Potatoes resilient to climate change for the Andean region (AndesPapa)

The project will contribute to reducing the economic and nutritional risk associated with climate variability in small and medium-sized potato producers in the Andean region. The project strategy is b...

Implementation- Ongoing

ESP: Higher Agricultural Production with Lower Nitrous Oxide Emissions

This project aims to increase the productivity of regional crops, such as soybean, corn, rice, wheat, potato, alfalfa, barley, oats, tomato, lotus, desmantus, urochloa, megathrsus and lupine, by more...

Implementation- Ongoing

The digital platform of the Observatory of Public Policies for Agrifood Systems (OPSAa) is at the service of the countries of the Americas as a meeting point for the exchange of knowledge and to promote the new generation of public policies that transform the agrifood systems of the hemisphere.

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