The 2019 Agricultural Finance Yearbook, which is the ninth edition in the series and coincides with the 10th anniversary of Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF), offers an in-depth analysis of the trends in the sector performance, with particular emphasis on interventions to promote agro-industrialisation.

The Agricultural Finance Year Book 2019 was prepared by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), together with members the Agricultural Finance Platform. The book is partly a synthesis of research conducted at EPRC as well as from members of the Agricultural Finance platform.

Brasil, Chile, México y Uruguay se pusieron en contacto con el Centro de Tecnologías Climáticas para realizar una asistencia técnica en economía circular en la que se hará un diagnóstico de la situación actual para la preparación de una hoja de ruta en economía circular.

Worldwide, agricultural livestock contributes 7.1 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases per year. As part of its climate change commitments, Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment aimed to reduce emissions from its agriculture sector but was concerned about preserving the economic and social benefits that this industry provides. Ecuador therefore requested technical assistance from the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) to identify ways to reduce emissions from livestock that might also open up other economic opportunities.

The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) in collaboration with Witan Media present a publication highlighting the role of technology transfer in the fight against climate change. The publication has been launched during COP25 in Madrid.

CTCN, UNEP DTU Partnership and CATIE have launched a new publication ‘Good practice in Designing and Implementing National Monitoring Systems for Adaptation to Climate Change’ in Spanish: Buenas prácticas para el diseño e implementación de sistemas nacionales de monitoreo para la adaptación al cambio climático.

With the help of the Technology Mechanism, Ecuador is planning to reduce greenhouse gases and boost energy security. The Latin American country has identified that waste-to-energy technologies such as anaerobic digesters, which converts animal waste into biogas, can play a key role in reducing emissions and bringing energy to those most in need. 

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is looking for member of the CTCN Network that can provide services related to Bio-waste minimization and valorization for low carbon production in rice sector in Vietnam.  

CTCN is assisting Mali in developing a tailored and ready-to-use Reference Guide of technologies that communities can use to best adapt their agricultural practises with regards to climate change effects. This is part of the technical assistance “Identification of climate adaptation technologies with rural communities”. The workshop, which main objective was to share the content of the Reference Guide, seek contributions for improvement and explore better ways to disseminate the Guide took place 24-25th March in Bamako.