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FOROMIC launches in the Dominican Republic, seeks to reinvent inclusion

October 31, 2019
The event was attended by IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno. Dominican Republic – FOROMIC, the main event on innovation for the inclusion of Latin America and the Caribbean, has just started in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with the slogan “Reinventing Inclusion”. The event was inaugurated by the Minister of Finance, Donald Guerrero and the President of the IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno.

IDB Lab, CIAT and SoftBank partner to promote smart rice farming in Colombia

October 28, 2019
The Inter-American Development Bank, through its innovation lab – IDB Lab, approved US$2 million funding for a project that will improve the productivity and sustainability of rice farming in Colombia The project, led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), will implement a new technological solution called “e-kakashi,” a service that combines internet of things (IoT), big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber physical systems (CPS) to transform agriculture into a real-time, data-driven science.

IDB launches Superheroes of Development contest to recognize executing agencies

March 04, 2019
In its second edition, the call for proposals will be open from March 4th to May 17th, 2019. The Superheroes of Development Award will recognize executing agencies of IDB-financed projects that have successfully addressed challenges during its implementation. The contest will identify eight finalists from across Latin America and the Caribbean who will travel to IDB’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to present their solutions.

Colombia to promote environmental and socio-economic sustainability with IDB assistance

December 04, 2017
A $100 million loan will help improve management of natural capital and production opportunities in 170 municipalities Colombia will promote environmental and socio-economic sustainability in 170 municipalities affected by the country’s recently-ended conflict with help from a $100 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

More than 3,000 business meetings held at LAC Flavors Argentina 2017

November 07, 2017
Buenos Aires, Argentina- More than 560 food exporting companies from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) met with 120 international buyers from five continents at LAC Flavors 2017, where they closed transactions valued at a projected amount of $152 million, according to preliminary data from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Arabica coffee genome sequence is in the public domain, in an effort to address climate change

September 11, 2014
New genetic information could strengthen coffee sector, responsible for over 14 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Nestlé joins project to boost Haitian coffee farmers’ incomes

July 12, 2012
World’s biggest coffee buyer teams up with IDB’s MIF, France’s AFD, Colombia’s National Coffee Federation and Haiti’s National Coffee Institute (INCAH) Nestlé, the world’s leading nutrition, health and wellness company, will join a project to improve the incomes and economic opportunities for 10,000 small-scale coffee producers in Haiti, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced today.

France’s AFD, IDB’s FOMIN fund project to boost Haitian coffee production

January 10, 2012
With additional contributions from Colombia and Nestlé The Inter-American Development Bank’s Multilateral Investment Fund (FOMIN) and France’s Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will provide approximately $3 million in grants for a project to increase the output and upgrade the quality of Haitian coffee, improving the incomes of at least 10,000 smallholder farmers.

IDB’s Moreno signs projects to increase microfinance services in rural areas in Central America

October 10, 2011
Six MIF projects signed during Foromic will enhance access to micro credit, promote enterprise development and foster innovation in financial services SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the IDB Group, signed contracts to invest nearly $7 million in three projects to increase and improve the offering of microfinance services to microentrepreneurs and small farmers in rural areas in Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.

IDB closes $3.6 million syndicated loan to provide access to finance for smallholder farmers

July 05, 2011
As many as 10,000 small farmers in nine countries to benefit from IDB loan to FOPEPRO The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has closed a $3.6 million loan to provide access to finance for smallholder producer groups and farmers associations in nine Latin American countries through a loan to the “Fund for Small Rural Producers in Latin America” or “Fondo para los Pequeños Productores Rurales en América Latina (FOPEPRO)."