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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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Crop prices rise 13% in Q3 2026
13% was the increase in the Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index in the July-September 2026 quarter, its largest quarterly gain since March 2022; the source links the rise to Black Sea tensions and extreme weather and notes a strengthening El Nino threat...
3 countries with high agricultural impact
3 countries showed a high level of agricultural drought impact in the territorial units reported by GDACS: El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
10 countries affected by drought
10 countries were identified by GDACS as affected by the Central America-2026 drought episode: The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
840,372 km² under agricultural drought
840,372 km² were experiencing medium agricultural drought impact in the GDACS Central America-2026 episode as of September 29, 2026.
1.33% of area in exceptional drought
1.33% of the area of the United States and Puerto Rico was in exceptional drought (D4), the highest-intensity category of the U.S. Drought Monitor, based on data valid as of September 29, 2026.

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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

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

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

Gene editing for improvement in plant and animal species

Applied research project to consolidate regional research and innovation capacities in gene editing (CRISPR/Cas9) for the improvement of plant and animal species of agricultural interest in the Southe...

Completed

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

Rhizospheric cadmium (Cd) solubility-reducing bioprocess

Applied research and technology transfer project to reduce cadmium bioaccumulation in cocoa through a bioprocess based on a consortium of native soil fungi, validated in bioreactors and scaled up to f...

Completed

Improving the yield of potatoes and other Andean tubers - Root to Food

Project that improves potato and other Andean tuber production systems for smallholder farmers in Bolivia and Colombia through high-quality genetic and phytosanitary seed, agroecological integrated pe...

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

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

Platform for the Development of the Bioeconomy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Regional technical cooperation initiative to develop a bioeconomy platform connecting institutions in Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain, promoting research, innovation and knowledge exchange, and...

Completed

Initiatives

Crop prices rise 13% in Q3 2026

3 countries with high agricultural impact

10 countries affected by drought

840,372 km² under agricultural drought

1.33% of area in exceptional drought

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

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

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

Gene editing for improvement in plant and animal species

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

Rhizospheric cadmium (Cd) solubility-reducing bioprocess

Improving the yield of potatoes and other Andean tubers - Root to Food

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

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

Platform for the Development of the Bioeconomy in Latin America and the Caribbean