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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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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Supporting the Joint Implementation Framework for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) in Guyana

The project seeks to support the joint implementation of Forest Law, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) between the EU and Guyana, contributing to the development of a green economy in Guyana. Its objective...

Implementation- Ongoing

Improving the implementation of food safety standards in Saint Lucia

The objective is to develop a project proposal to improve the national food safety system and the capacity of MSMEs to comply with food safety standards. This will improve access to existing and poten...

Implementation- Ongoing

CDPAC Strategy: Community Agricultural and Livestock Production Development Centers

The CDPACs seek to improve agricultural production systems, based on an integrated management model and public-private partnerships to have differentiated markets and strengthen associative concepts....

Implementation- Ongoing

(Es) (Ecuador) Deforestation-Free Cocoa Project, an option for the Sustainability of Small Producers in the Market

The project aims to align cocoa producers' management with the requirements of the European market. It aims to improve the capacities of five associations and enhance the association's commercial proc...

Implementation- Ongoing

Strengthen the sustainable production and marketing capacities of family farming producers.

Its objectives are to strengthen the sustainable production and marketing capacities of family farming producers. It also has as a priority: Promote the commercial linkage of peasant family agricultur...

Implementation- Ongoing

Leveraging Trade and Investment Opportunities

The objective of this technical cooperation is to support the identification and operationalization of trade and investment opportunities in the context of the reconfiguration of global value chains.

Implementation- Ongoing

Program: Paraguay as a Mercosur Logistics Center

The objective is to create collaboration among countries in the region for the design, testing and infrastructure of more efficient and inclusive transportation and logistics policies.

Implementation- Ongoing

Digital identity for small non-digital rural producers digital

The objective of the project is the creation of an open platform of commercial articulation built on the AGROS Digital Identity (solution currently deployed in the LACCHAIN network) that works without...

Implementation- Ongoing

Improving the Information Infrastructure and Systems of the MAG and Border Points to Facilitate Trade in El Salvador

Integral improvement of MAG's computer systems to directly optimize the services provided to the national population.

Implementation- Ongoing

Support Management of Cadmium Levels In Cocoa in Latin America and the Caribbean for Export to the EU

Title Complete: Improving Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing to Support Management of Cadmium Levels In Cocoa in Latin America and the Caribbean for Export to the EU. The objective of the project...

Implementation- Ongoing

Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for inclusions and sustainability

The Rethinking Food Markets Initiative aims to identify the multiple obstacles to improving smallholder and medium- and small-sized enterprises (MSME)’s returns to participation in higher value food v...

Implementation- Ongoing

Transformational Agroecology across food, land and water systems

This initiative aims to develop and scale agroecological innovations with small-scale farmers and other agricultural and food system actors in different socioecological contexts in seven low- and midd...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)

People in food crisis (Ecuador)

People in food emergencies (Ecuador)

Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia

Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)

Supporting the Joint Implementation Framework for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) in Guyana

Improving the implementation of food safety standards in Saint Lucia

CDPAC Strategy: Community Agricultural and Livestock Production Development Centers

(Es) (Ecuador) Deforestation-Free Cocoa Project, an option for the Sustainability of Small Producers in the Market

Strengthen the sustainable production and marketing capacities of family farming producers.

Leveraging Trade and Investment Opportunities

Program: Paraguay as a Mercosur Logistics Center

Digital identity for small non-digital rural producers digital

Improving the Information Infrastructure and Systems of the MAG and Border Points to Facilitate Trade in El Salvador

Support Management of Cadmium Levels In Cocoa in Latin America and the Caribbean for Export to the EU

Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for inclusions and sustainability

Transformational Agroecology across food, land and water systems