New bean varieties strengthen food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

From September 29 to October 3, the Bioversity International-CIAT Alliance campus hosted the Korea-Latin America Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KoLFACI), a multilateral initiative that promotes innovation and technological collaboration between Korea, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

KoLFACI’s mission is to transfer advanced agricultural technology from CIAT (Palmira) to Latin American countries, with financial support from the Korean government, promoting exchange programs, and strengthening the resilience of agricultural production systems in the face of current challenges.