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Microencapsulation of microorganisms for pest control in vegetables in Tierras Altas, Chiriqui.

The program aims to determine the appropriate dose and concentration for the microencapsulation formulation. Obtain at least one (1) viable and stable microencapsulated formulation of the entomopathog...

Completed

Strengthening capacities for the prevention and management of Fusarium wilt of Musaceae in Latin America and the Caribbe...

Regional technical cooperation to strengthen capacities for the prevention and management of Fusarium wilt of Musaceae through standardization and validation of diagnostic methods, biosafety and soil-...

Implementation- Ongoing

Call 903 of 2021: Support for R&D&I Programmes and Projects under Colombia’s National Bioeconomy Mission

National MinCiencias call supporting the development, validation and commercialisation of high-value products and processes based on biomass, biodiversity and ecosystem services. It includes R&D&I pro...

Completed

ProInnóvate: National Program for Technological Development and Innovation [EN]

The National Technological Development and Innovation Program (ProInnóvate) of the Ministry of Production uses non-reimbursable funds to finance innovation, productive development, innovative entrepre...

Implementation- Ongoing

Genetic resources of high sanitary quality, as an alternative for the sustainable development of fruit growing.

This is a project whose purpose is to contribute to the development of national fruit production, allowing increases in the levels of productivity, profitability and sustainability of the crop. To thi...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research - innovation in the formulation of biopesticides with native strains of entomopathogenic fungi for vegetable pe...

This project is oriented to the search for bioinsecticide formulations, based on entomopathogenic fungi that were collected, isolated, purified, morphologically and genetically characterized, as natu...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research and Innovation Project for the improvement of coffee varieties (Coffea arabica) in Chiriqui.

The project aims to pre-select the best coffee materials for their productivity, tolerance to rust and sensory quality. This is based on the germplasm bank in Rio Sereno that has 127 materials such as...

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

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

Isolation, identification and characterization of antagonistic and growth-promoting microorganisms in agricultural crops...

This project aims to promote the use of biotic alternatives not only for the sustainable development of the agricultural sector, but also to progressively reduce the use of synthetic phytosanitary pro...

Implementation- Ongoing

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

This project aims to develop tomato, chili pepper, onion, and squash cultivars with greater stress resistance and higher productivity through conventional genetic improvement and the introduction of g...

Implementation- Ongoing

Improvement of Creole orange (Citrus sinensis) for resistance to Huanglongbing.

The purpose of the project is to contribute to the improvement of Panamanian citriculture through the development of genotypes resistant and/or tolerant to the bacterium that causes Huanglongbing (HLB...

Implementation- Ongoing

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