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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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Ten years of CSA: 229 t C/ha
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock observed after ten years of CSA practices in cropland, with values higher than business-as-usual management.
Agroforestry: 312 t C/ha
312.1 t/ha was the mean soil carbon stock under agroforestry, the highest among the land uses assessed in Tula-Jana, Doyogena, Ethiopia.
CSA cropland: 229 t C/ha
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock in cropland under CSA practices, the second-highest value among the land uses assessed.
10 billion people will require more food
10 billion people will need to be fed through technologies that enable more food to be produced at a lower cost.
US$9 billion for agricultural innovation
US$9 billion was allocated to new research aimed at increasing agricultural yields, compared with US$2.5 billion in 2016.

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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

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

Characterization and use of rhizospheric microorganisms that induce systemic resistance to improve the iron nutrition of...

This project seeks to better understand the similarities between signaling responses to Fe deficiency in dicotyledonous plants and ISR and to study ISR microorganisms (rhizobacteria and fungi) that co...

Implementation- Ongoing

Research-Innovation genomic studies of animal genetic resources and their interaction with biotic and abiotic effects

The main objective of the project, focused on the conservation and sustainable use of animal genetic resources in Panama, is to maintain the biological diversity of local breeds of domestic animals, m...

Implementation- Ongoing

Genetic Improvement Applied in Herds of Family Cattle Raising Systems in Panama

The project aimed at genetic improvement of cattle in Panama focuses on optimizing beef and milk production through the use of advanced technologies and crossbreeding strategies under tropical heat st...

Implementation- Ongoing

Generation of maize varieties and hybrids in the face of climate variability

The project focuses on increasing the productivity and sustainability of corn cultivation through the improvement and adaptation of new agricultural technologies, responding to challenges such as high...

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

Conservation and use of the biodiversity of the Guaymi and Guabalá Creole cattle of Panama

The project seeks to preserve native breeds, which are threatened by the predominance of imported breeds and inadequate crossbreeding. It is planned to maintain and expand both in situ and in vitro co...

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

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

Recovery of basic grains and coffee production in the municipalities affected by the 2018 drought in El Salvador.

Through the delivery of agricultural packages, coffee plants and food to agricultural producers, we aim to contribute to the recovery of the production of basic grains and coffee through the delivery...

Completed

Physiological and genetic bases of wheat and soybean responses to biotic and abiotic limitations: studies aimed at genet...

The objective of the project is to characterize germplasm used in the region in its behavior against biotic (diseases) and abiotic (water and thermal, individually or combined) stresses, identify the...

Completed

Initiatives

Ten years of CSA: 229 t C/ha

Agroforestry: 312 t C/ha

CSA cropland: 229 t C/ha

10 billion people will require more food

US$9 billion for agricultural innovation

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

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

Characterization and use of rhizospheric microorganisms that induce systemic resistance to improve the iron nutrition of...

Research-Innovation genomic studies of animal genetic resources and their interaction with biotic and abiotic effects

Genetic Improvement Applied in Herds of Family Cattle Raising Systems in Panama

Generation of maize varieties and hybrids in the face of climate variability

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

Conservation and use of the biodiversity of the Guaymi and Guabalá Creole cattle of Panama

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

Recovery of basic grains and coffee production in the municipalities affected by the 2018 drought in El Salvador.

Physiological and genetic bases of wheat and soybean responses to biotic and abiotic limitations: studies aimed at genet...