Author: Alexandra Sepúlveda

Rimisp 2024 Annual Report

This document provides an overview of the work carried out during the year. It is divided into sections: projects, activities, publications, press and digital media management, donors and Rimisp’s network of partners.

Transforming Food Systems: Perspectives from Peoples and Nations of the Americas

The initiative, part of the activities carried out by the Networks for Agri-Food Transformation project and supported financially by Canada’s IDRC, aims to establish a set of lessons learned and strategies to promote more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agri-food systems in Latin America. Additionally, it seeks to foster South-South learning to inform similar processes in Africa and Asia, drawing from the region’s experiences and lessons learned. The project’s specific objectives include mapping initiatives, gathering evidence, and identifying key actors related to agroecology in the region, as well as recommending research topics and pinpointing entry points to advance a research agenda in this field.

Director of Rimisp in Chile participates in conferences in Thailand

Rodrigo Yáñez participated in the ‘Expert Group Meeting on Alternative Development’ in Bangkok, Thailand, and in the ‘Royal Project International Conference: From Alternative Development (AD) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’ in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Ecuadorian delegation explores agro-industrial development models in Chile

Members of the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Industry and Fisheries – MPCEIP of Ecuador, the Consortium of Provincial Governments of Ecuador – CONGOPE, and the German Development Cooperation – GIZ, participated in an internship in Chile to learn about good Chilean practices and strengthen the territorial productive potential and promote sustainable agribusiness in Ecuador.

CHILE: Electoral Balance of Rural Communes in the Municipal and Regional Government Elections 2024

This report presents a brief electoral balance of the 2024 elections in rural areas, considering only the results for the offices of mayors and GOREs. Unlike other Rimisp reports, on this occasion, a comparative analysis with previous processes is not carried out due to the fact that the recent elections present different characteristics (mandatory voting and a decrease in the percentage of the majority required to elect GOREs). The territorial focus of the study is on the commune as the unit of analysis, using the categorisation defined by the National Rural Development Policy (PNDR), namely: urban (82), rural (185) and mixed (78).

Territorial Diagnosis of Torotoro’s local food system

This report is part of the output of the applied research project ‘Networks for agro-food transformation’ and carries out a review and analysis of the current situation of Torotoro (Bolivia) with respect to its food system based on its socio-cultural and productive dynamics, using secondary and primary information, revised as of December 2023.

Analysis of the supply of territorial services for the development of agro-industry in Chile and transfer to Ecuador.

The project ‘Strengthening capacities in the supply of public and private services to increase territorial productive potential by generating sustainable agribusinesses’ is promoted through the Regional Fund for Triangular Cooperation and financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It will be implemented with partners from Latin America and the Caribbean on a triangular basis, with Chile as lead partner, Ecuador as requesting partner and Germany as facilitator. This cooperation seeks not only to increase the territorial productive potential, but also to ensure that it is sustainable.