HORTIFUTURO

Hortifuturo initiative aims at supporting the transformation of the Colombian food horticulture towards a more sustainable and competitive sector through the transfer of specialized knowledge and capacity development in the regions of Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Antioquia, Magdalena and Cesar. Th e sustainable and inclusive development of the Colombian horticultural sector contributes to the improvement of the communities' quality of life by increasing their food security and by strengthening formal economies, creating jobs and commercial opportunities in local and international markets. This initiative comes from the The Netherlands Embassy in Bogotá and is supported by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency... Through roundtables, a dialogue will be established for the exchange of knowledge with local horticultural producers and priority public and private stakeholders in order to identify current needs and challenges related to increasing the productivity, quality and sustainability of food..