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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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Global biodiversity hotspots
33% of global biodiversity hotspots are located in grassland regions threatened by agricultural expansion (Kan et al., 2026).
Global terrestrial carbon
Between 20% and 35% of the world's terrestrial carbon is stored in grasslands, ecosystems currently under increasing agricultural pressure (Kan et al., 2026).
Change of land use
6% of global land use change is attributed individually to countries such as Russia, India, China, and the United States (Kan et al., 2026).
Ecosystem conversion
13% of the global conversion of natural ecosystems is concentrated in Brazil, the country with the highest recorded proportion (Kan et al., 2026).
Conversion of grasslands and wetlands
The conversion of grasslands and wetlands to agriculture is progressing almost 4 times faster than deforestation worldwide (Kan et al., 2026).

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Model of postharvest management of banana and mango on farms of producers and cooperatives in El Salvador.

Generate a technological base in fruit postharvest at the institutional level in favor of producers in El Salvador, training and educating human resources.

Completed

Research and Innovation Project of the productive biodiversity of the agroforestry systems of the Ngäbe Buglé Region.

The project aims to generate at least four in vitro micropropagation protocols for medicinal and edible plant species. In addition, to have five cultivars for each species (corn, beans, cassava and mu...

Implementation- Ongoing

Characterization, evaluation and in vitro conservation of agamic and fruit species.

The project aims to address four major issues: breeding, conservation, valorization and production of national and introduced germplasm. In response to each of them, the following activities were plan...

Implementation- Ongoing

Molecular characterization for the valuation and conservation of agrobiodiversity.

The project will implement molecular biology techniques to explore native and improved germplasm, relevant for institutional genetic improvement projects, expanding knowledge about our agrobiodiversit...

Implementation- Ongoing

Ecological management of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Mills) diseases to contribute to its sustainable production.

The project aims to contribute to the improvement of competitiveness, with sustainability, of resilient systems of commercial production with pigeon pea quality, through the generation, innovation and...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research - innovation of technological alternatives for the competitiveness and sustainability of rice cultivation in Ch...

Rice is a fundamental component of the basic food basket in Panama, especially in the province of Chiriqui, where it represents a significant part of the economy and social development. Given its impo...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Global biodiversity hotspots

Global terrestrial carbon

Change of land use

Ecosystem conversion

Conversion of grasslands and wetlands

Model of postharvest management of banana and mango on farms of producers and cooperatives in El Salvador.

Research and Innovation Project of the productive biodiversity of the agroforestry systems of the Ngäbe Buglé Region.

Characterization, evaluation and in vitro conservation of agamic and fruit species.

Molecular characterization for the valuation and conservation of agrobiodiversity.

Ecological management of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Mills) diseases to contribute to its sustainable production.

Research - innovation of technological alternatives for the competitiveness and sustainability of rice cultivation in Ch...

Research and innovation for the generation of lowland vegetable varieties resilient to climate change

Breeding and development of potato and sweet potato varieties with high agronomic performance and nutritional quality.

Research and Innovation for the Development of Rice Germplasm for Mechanized Systems in Panama.

Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean

Improving food safety capacity of the pepper value chain in Jamaica to increase market access

National tuber and roots program