What are we doing in Latin America and the Caribbean?
New Zealand has committed NZ$10 million (2022-2026) in funding to Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) activities in the initiative. For this region the Initiative is targeted towards measurement and mitigation of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
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Improving national agricultural inventory systems to better understand national emissions, to meet international climate commitments.
Regional research activities to generate estimates of agricultural GHG emissions.
Improving resilience in agriculture and food security.
Improving institutional and human capability through training and research grants.
Catalysing investment in mitigation research to unlock new technologies.
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As of November 2024, the Initiative has completed the ‘LAC Needs Analysis’.
The Programme has initiated projects to support indigenous communities in Patagonia; to support inventory capability in Latin American countries; and to reduce On-farm emissions from waste in St Lucia.
Four projects have been selected for regional funding as part of the NZ- FONTAGRO joint research call, to develop on-ground technologies that grow more food without increasing emissions.
Regional projects are in development with other partners to support mitigation options for agrifood systems, and improve agricultural greenhouse gas management in Latin America and the Caribbean.
