The Regional Agricultural Technology Fund (Fontagro) and the Inter -American Institute for Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA), together with and partners of the Latin American Bioeconomy Network, They announced the launch of the Agrobio Emprendimiento Impacto Contest Latam 2025.
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The contest was designed to identify, incubate and accelerate the 100 most shocking initiatives in the region in issues such as Climate variability, food security and transition to more sustainable economic models.
Proposals can be presented by agricultural producers, producer organizations, companies and research and development institutions, including universities and NGOs, that operate in any lending country of the Inter -American Development Bank (IDB) in Latin America and Spain.
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It was indicated that participants must focus their projects on the development of products or services that sustainably use biodiversity and biomass through science, technology and innovation in priority sectors of bioeconomy, including biomaterials, bioproducts and bioenergy.
The winners of the contest will receive up to US $ 15,000 to support their incubation and acceleration process.
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The winners of the contest will receive up to US $ 15,000 to support their incubation and acceleration process; In addition, 30 outstanding initiatives will participate in a specialized program that will begin in February 2026. Thus, the 100 best proposals will be part of the first catalog of agreemprendimientos of the impact of Latin America, which will have a wide digital diffusion at the regional level.
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The application period was opened on July 15 and will close on August 30, 2025. Evaluations in phases will be carried out, in which the proposals will be reviewed based on specific innovation criteria, socioeconomic impact and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The application period was opened on July 15 and will close on August 30, 2025.
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This contest represents an opportunity for entrepreneurs to improve their projects and seeks to strengthen the bioissystem ecosystem in the region, promoting the collaboration and exchange of knowledge among the participants.
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The invitation is open to all those interested in making the difference in the agribusiness sector, So interested entrepreneurs can present their innovative and sustainable ideas.
Diana K. Rodríguez T.
Portfolio journalist
