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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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Territorial Product Valuation Program

The Territorial Products Valorization Program, initiated in March 2019 by INTA, has the support of various collaborating institutions in each project executed in the territories. Its objectives are: t...

Implementation- Ongoing

Bolivian Land Management Program for Sustainable Rural Development

Investment program in Bolivia aimed at strengthening legal security of rural property and sustainable land use through land regularization and titling, modernization of the rural and environmental cad...

Implementation- Ongoing

Carbon Positive: Transforming agricultural value chains into carbon sinks

The Carbon Positive project addresses the critical challenge of agricultural waste in Costa Rica, where 8.9 million tons of pineapple and coffee waste are generated annually, representing a significan...

Implementation- Ongoing

Low-carbon agriculture for smallholder cocoa farmers in Ecuador

Project that promotes agroforestry, regenerative and circular-farm models for smallholder cocoa farmers in order to reduce carbon emissions, improve post-harvest quality and incomes, and align the val...

Implementation- Ongoing

Special Microcredit Line for Financial Inclusion and Popular Economy for the Agricultural Sector (LEM EP)

The line offers microcredits of up to COP 4 million, with a maximum term of 24 months, to low-income small producers or people in categories A, B or C of Sisben IV who have had no credit in the formal...

Completed

Strengthening Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability of Agrifood Systems in North Central Honduras (INNOVASAN)

Investment project aimed at improving the income, food and nutrition security, and climate resilience of poor small-scale rural producer families and vulnerable rural populations in North Central Hond...

Implementation- Ongoing

Capacity building of organized agricultural producers with an emphasis on Family Farming to undertake initiatives for fo...

This project aims to develop the associative and commercial capacities of agricultural producers of Family Farming to facilitate their access to internal and external markets. The project seeks to str...

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

Territorial Product Valuation Program

Bolivian Land Management Program for Sustainable Rural Development

Carbon Positive: Transforming agricultural value chains into carbon sinks

Low-carbon agriculture for smallholder cocoa farmers in Ecuador

Special Microcredit Line for Financial Inclusion and Popular Economy for the Agricultural Sector (LEM EP)

Strengthening Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability of Agrifood Systems in North Central Honduras (INNOVASAN)

Capacity building of organized agricultural producers with an emphasis on Family Farming to undertake initiatives for fo...

ProBosques II: Productive Forest Landscapes in Colombia

Provincial Agricultural Services Program V - PROSAP V

National Coffee Plant Renewal Program in Colombia

Seguro de Tranquilidad Rural en Colombia

National Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Program