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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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Agriculture outweighs agtech VC
4% of global GDP is roughly accounted for by agriculture, above the 1.3% share of global early-stage venture-capital funding attracted by agtech companies in 2024.
Agtech attracts little VC
1.3% of global early-stage venture-capital funding was attracted by agricultural technology companies in 2024.
Yield research funding rises
US$9 billion went to new research into boosting farm yields, up from US$2.5 billion in 2016.
Super El Niño risk
30-40% is AccuWeather’s estimated probability that the event could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño”, with conditions potentially lasting through 2026 and even into 2027.
Fewer Atlantic named storms
11 to 16 named storms are projected by AccuWeather for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season; with El Niño arriving early, the forecast is leaning closer to 11 than to 16.

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Solidarity Communities

Solidarity Communities is an intervention that seeks to provide comprehensive care to families and people facing higher levels of poverty and social exclusion in urban and rural areas of the country....

Implementation- Ongoing

Programa de Alimentación Escolar en Ecuador (EN)

The program was created in 1987 as a government policy and became a State policy with the Organic School Feeding Law (LOAE) on April 14, 2020. The purpose of the Law is to guarantee the right to susta...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Agriculture outweighs agtech VC

Agtech attracts little VC

Yield research funding rises

Super El Niño risk

Fewer Atlantic named storms

Solidarity Communities

Programa de Alimentación Escolar en Ecuador (EN)