Unlocking the Territory! A practical day in Cali to accelerate PDETs
In the city of Cali, Colombia, an intense and transforming working day was held in conjunction with the Agency for Territorial Renewal (ART), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the United Nations Multidonor Peace Fund (MPTF).
Rimisp concludes cycle of workshops with indigenous youth from Mexico, Guatemala and Bolivia
About 15 young people participated in the third and last cycle of virtual workshops that took place between May 7 and June 11, 2025.
Guatemala: Building bridges between ancestral knowledge and public policies
Rimisp researchers, together with Sank’s local partners and Mayan Q’eqchi’ communities in the department of Alta Verapaz (Guatemala), carried out a series of advocacy activities within the framework of the Networks for Agrifood Transformation project.
Rethinking rural development: A new language for a new agrarian Colombia
In the forum “The Future of Agrarian Colombia”, recently organized in Bogota, Diego Bautista Rios, Director of the Colombia Office of Rimisp – Latin American Center for Rural Development, gave a keynote speech that made an urgent call: Colombia needs to renew the conversation regarding the countryside and rural development.
Between the desire to act and the reality of achieving the objective: indigenous rural youth and agroecology
New Rimisp paper explores the tensions limiting the adoption of agroecology by rural indigenous youth in Mexico, Guatemala and Bolivia.
Brazil: Rodrigo Yáñez speaks on agroecological transitions at the international seminar on family farming
The director of Rimisp in Chile participated in the panel “Agroecological Food Transition” at the International Seminar: “Family Farming: Challenges and Perspectives 10 years after the International Year of Family Farming”, held from March 25 to 27 in Porto Alegre.
Chile: Rimisp participates in a week of field work for the formulation of the Extreme Zones Development Plan in Rapa Nui
Rimisp researchers together with SUBDERE and the Regional Government of Valparaiso traveled to initiate the formulation of the PDZE, prioritize problems to be addressed and build the Plan’s area of intervention on the island located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Rimisp participates in congress on Water Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Rodrigo Yáñez, Director of Rimisp’s Chile Office, was present in Cuernavaca, Mexico, during the 20th Congress of Public Health Research (CONGISP).
Rimisp and Dutch NGO IDH signed an agreement to strengthen fair trade in the Colombian countryside.
Farmers in the departments of Cesar, Huila and Magdalena are about to take a great leap forward: thanks to the alliance between RIMISP and the Dutch NGO IDH, their products will be able to reach European Union markets under a fair and sustainable trade model.
Responsible production, environmental protection and social inclusion are the key to this alliance that will transform rural production chains and connect producers with international buyers. A greener future is underway!
Find out how this agreement will change the game:
Rimisp warns of barriers to agricultural credit and proposes solutions from Congress
In a public hearing in the Congress of the Republic, Diego Bautista, Colombia director of RIMISP – Latin American Center for Rural Development, revealed worrying data: only 11% of small producers have access to formal credit, while most of the resources benefit large entrepreneurs.
RIMISP proposed an urgent reform to correct the failures of the rural financial system and guarantee real opportunities for those who work the land.