Deadline: 8-Apr-22
FONTAGRO has announced the 2022 Call for the presentation of projects of ” Innovations to improve the sustainability and resilience of farms in the face of the impact of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Objectives
The objective of the call is to identify project proposals that provide concrete evidence of “how to foster connected, efficient, sustainable and resilient farms through know-how, science, technology and innovation”.
The following are some examples of initiatives consistent with this call, which complement or combine technological, organizational and institutional innovations:
- Climate change mitigation: innovations, technologies and/or agronomic management strategies that reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and/or increase the sequestration of organic carbon in soils.
- Sustainable intensification of production systems, agroecosystems and management of local natural resources: innovations that increase productivity in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner, promoting improved income and quality of life for producers, integrated management of farms in a network, strategic diversification of production, new mixed and complementary production models, implementation of agroecological practices, intelligent management of fertility, water and soil use, sustainable ecosystem and biodiversity management, and that demonstrate greater and better resilience of production systems.
- Sustainable territories: Innovations that demonstrate improved sustainability and resilience of agroecosystems, restoration of forests, landscapes and maintenance of natural capital, that increase the efficiency of water resource use and conservation, improve biodiversity conservation while exploring opportunities to develop new markets, increase value addition, generate inclusive agribusiness and business management models, traceability, blockchain, bioeconomy and circular economy strategies, disaster risk management, and that comprehensively promote territorial development and management
Funding Information
- Maximum amount requested per proposal: US $ 200,000.
- Duration: the execution period for proposals is a maximum of 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Institutions participating in the platforms must, individually or in partnership, co-finance the proposal by providing matching funds in cash or inkind, or a combination of both.
- The minimum counterpart amount must be twice the amount requested from FONTAGRO or MPI.
For more information, visit https://www.fontagro.org/type/convocatoria-2022/