FONTAGRO officials visited ongoing projects led by Nicaragua to learn about their progress. Simulation exercise carried out in banana communities (Washington, D.C., May 22, 2017) From May 14 to 18, 2017, […]
The main topics discussed were the platform for the sustainable intensification of livestock production and cacao projects. USDA USAID, IICA, and FONTAGRO officials (Washington, D.C., May 12, 2017) In […]
One of the main concerns on researchers’ minds nowadays is how to help farmers address the effects of climate change. The main issue at hand is how to produce food […]
The rice production has a strategic importance for the food security of the Dominican people. This is why the country, as a way of seeking alternatives and management and production […]
The main topic of the meeting was how to produce beef and milk using sustainable methods, without depleting such resources as soil or water, and reducing gas emissions. Photo: Cows […]
Learn about 2015-2016 FONTAGRO’s activities.
The call for proposals will fund up to $1.2 million in projects to support innovations that meet growing food demand without affecting natural resources. Photo: Gerson Vargas. FONTAGRO’s 2016 […]
FONTAGRO projects present at Silicon Valley Forum Maria Teresa Pino, Coordinator of the National Research Institution for Agriculture of Chile (INIA Chile) and Research Leader of FONTAGRO, presented example of […]
Women are the world’s food producers, making up 53% of the global agriculture labor force. Women tend dairy cows, conserve indigenous seeds, grow gardens for schools, harvest coffee, and carry […]
During the mission, DICTA and IHCAFE signed an agreement aimed at carrying out a regional project to combat coffee berry borer insects. Photo: Engineer Armando Bustillo, President of FONTAGRO; Hugo […]