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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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Paths to Prosperity Program

The program addresses systemic problems in production and supply chains, making it easier for small producers, providers and workers to integrate into global and local markets. In Latin America, it fo...

Implementation- Ongoing

Deforestation-Free Cocoa Project: Option for the Sustainability of Small Producers in the Market

The project aims to align cocoa producers' management with the requirements of the European market. It aims to improve the capacities of five associations and enhance the association's commercial proc...

Completed

Agroin: Inclusive and Sustainable Agribusiness

Project that aims to improve the income and living conditions of 3,250 cocoa, coffee and plantain producer families belonging to 13 smallholder producer organizations in the provinces of Sucumbíos, Or...

Completed

Implementation of Circular Business Models, Cleaner Production and Circular Economy Policies in Ecuador

Project of Ecuador's Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries aimed at promoting sustainable industrial development and supporting the transition from a linear economy to a circ...

Completed

IN DISCUSSION: Support Program for Small Wine Producers of Argentina II (PROVIAR II)

The general objective of the Program is to contribute to the social, economic and environmental sustainability of Argentine viticulture, in particular, of small and medium producers, viticultural esta...

Implementation- Ongoing

Peasant Markets Program

The “Farmer Markets” Network is an initiative of the INDAP Marketing Program, which seeks to consolidate under common principles and make visible the existing and future initiatives of Peasant Markets...

Implementation- Ongoing

Competitiveness Promotion Program

The Competitiveness Promotion Program, part of the Sectoral Public Policy Plan for the Costa Rican Agricultural Sector, focuses on strengthening the competitiveness of producers through a series of in...

Implementation- Ongoing

Institutional Supply Program aimed at facilitating access to trade for micro, small and medium-sized producers and agrib...

The Institutional Supply Program (PAI) seeks to facilitate the access of micro, small and medium producers and agribusinesses to the institutional market, promoting their integration and consolidation...

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

Paths to Prosperity Program

Deforestation-Free Cocoa Project: Option for the Sustainability of Small Producers in the Market

Agroin: Inclusive and Sustainable Agribusiness

Implementation of Circular Business Models, Cleaner Production and Circular Economy Policies in Ecuador

IN DISCUSSION: Support Program for Small Wine Producers of Argentina II (PROVIAR II)

Peasant Markets Program

Competitiveness Promotion Program

Institutional Supply Program aimed at facilitating access to trade for micro, small and medium-sized producers and agrib...

National Program to Support Fruit Production

National Program to Support Cocoa Production and Harvesting

Family Farming Seal Program in Paraguay

National tuber and roots program