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Program seeks to create low-carbon and climate-resilient production systems.

TRANSFORMA-INNOVA seeks to impact agricultural, livestock and fishery-aquaculture sectors.

The multi-donor program is funded by the Government of Germany through its International Climate Initiative (IKI) and by the European Union.

The program will be implemented by the German Cooperation - GIZ in partnership with CATIE, Conservación Internacional, CRUSA Foundation, FUNBAM and UNDP.

For Costa Ricans to be able to acquire more climate-friendly products is one of the goals of the TRANSFORMA-INNOVA Program: transformative low-carbon and climate-resilient routes in Costa Rica, which integrate the initiative "Climate-smart agriculture and value chains" on mitigation and adaptation to climate change.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), together with its associated institutions the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) and the Costa Rican Institute of Fishery and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA), are the ministries that will lead the program, hand in hand with the German Cooperation for Development (GIZ), which will implement the program in partnership with the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Conservación Internacional (CI), CRUSA Foundation, Environmental Bank Foundation (FUNBAM) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Climate-smart agriculture

TRANSFORMA-INNOVA will work on strengthening NAMAs (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions) in coffee, livestock and banana and abaca crops (Musaceae) to promote the development of low-carbon and climate-resilient production systems in Costa Rica. In this way, it is expected to support the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and its National Decarbonization Plan, which are international commitments of the country.

"In Costa Rica, the first NAMAs, originated in 2013, were already proposed as dual projects, mitigation and adaptation, aimed at improving the economic performance of value chains, generating co-benefits in biodiversity. Today, we also aim to contribute to differentiating our agricultural production in international markets," said the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Víctor Carvajal Porras, who added that the TRANSFORMA-INNOVA Project is seen as a key companion to advance on that path for the next four years.

Likewise, Carlos Isaac Pérez Mejía, Deputy Minister of Strategic Management of MINAE said: "This project fills us with satisfaction because it will enable us to bring economic co-benefits to small producers, fishing communities and families, while helping to improve, based on their needs, climate resilience and long-term sustainability and, thus, generate environmental benefits, thanks to the support of the German government and the joint work with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and INCOPESCA".

Blue Economy: sustainability and coastal resilience

The TRANSFORMA-INNOVA program also seeks to boost the development of the livelihoods of coastal communities through the preservation and equitable and sustainable management of coastal marine resources.
This objective will be achieved through the promotion of transformation towards sustainability in fishery and aquaculture (blue) value chains, effective management of mangrove ecosystems and marine spatial planning, work to be developed directly with communities, local actors and relevant authorities.

"At INCOPESCA we are convinced that through this initiative we can make progress in actions to improve the livelihoods of coastal communities, the sustainable use and preservation of marine and coastal resources, the promotion of value chains within the framework of blue economy and those business opportunities that allow economic reactivation, as well as the generation of employment in coastal areas, in order to promote development and preservation in balance," said Heiner Méndez Barrientos, Minister of Fishery and Aquaculture and Executive President of INCOPESCA.

Through the development of training and communities of practice, it is intended to actively involve these sectors whose livelihood is linked to agriculture, livestock and marine production, so that through the program they can learn to manage the resources that sustain them in a sustainable manner and in balance with the environment.

TRANSFORMA-INNOVA strives for these populations to participate in developing better production practices that help fight climate change by reducing carbon emissions and, at the same time, increase yields. Agricultural producers and fishing communities are intended to ensure good income through marketing enabling to retain the value of the products.

TRANSFORMA-INNOVA seeks to contribute to the improvement of the population's living conditions

One of the main impacts sought by the TRANSFORMA-INNOVA program is the improvement the quality of life of small producers, coastal communities, women, children and young people who are exposed to risks due to the effect of climate change and who have limited means to face them.

Financing

The TRANSFORMA-INNOVA program will be implemented between 2022 and 2026 and is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Consumer Protection (BMUV) through its International Initiative IKI and the European Union.

"The Federal Republic of Germany finances TRANSFORMA-INNOVA with a total of 12.5 million euros. This is money well invested, as it supports Costa Rica's decarbonization and modernization policies in various areas such as agriculture, marine protection and transport," said Daniel Kriener, ambassador of Germany.

María Antonia Calvo Puerta, ambassador of the European Union, pointed out that "the European Union is contributing 4.15 million euros to TRANSFORMA-INNOVA to bring about changes in the production systems of Musaceae, coffee and livestock in order to move towards sustainable, climate-resilient and low-emission value chains".

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August 17, 2023, San José, Costa Rica - As of this August 17, people who are part of the Costa Rican Coffee Sector will be able to participate in the INNOVA-VERDE ideas contest whose objective is to finance innovative initiatives that reduce carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases (GHG) from this productive sector.

In this first edition, INNOVA-VERDE will be implemented in the Coffee Sector and seeks to support at least 20 innovative ideas with non-reimbursable funds for just over ₡178,000,000. The contest is led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), coordinated by the German Development Cooperation GIZ and the Banco Ambiental Foundation (FUNBAM), while the execution will be in charge of the Costa Rican Coffee Institute (ICAFE).

This initiative is extremely important to promote and accelerate sustainable solutions in the country's productive sectors, so that by maintaining their productivity and profitability they can also reduce their environmental footprint and increase their resilience to climate change. MAG Vice Minister Fernando Vargas stated: "We are committed to promoting environmental sustainability in the Costa Rican coffee sector. This contest is an excellent opportunity to identify and support innovative ideas that have a positive impact on our environment and contribute to development sustainable of the country".

The INNOVA-VERDE contest will reward ideas in two thematic lines:

* Scalability: Proposals are sought that allow the scalability of technologies that have already been empirically and scientifically proven in a way that significantly increases the number of farms/producers and/or agents in the value chain that adopt these technologies.

* Innovation: Proposals and ideas are also sought that focus on the development and piloting of innovations and new technologies.

The contest is open for the participation of producers or any agent of the coffee value chain that demonstrates a link with primary production, it should be noted that a minimum participation of 25% of women and young people is sought. In addition, when someone requires collaboration, associations, cooperatives, NGOs or universities may collaborate in support of the beneficiary.

"The European Union is committed to supporting Costa Rica in its transition towards low-emission, climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural production systems. In this first ideas contest we will be favoring the coffee sector to innovate, be more resilient and scale up solutions, but other contests will come for the musáceas and livestock sectors. This initiative is aligned with the shared climate commitments in terms of mitigation and adaptation, and is part of the external dimension of the European Green Pact", said Katja de Sadeleer, Political Advisor and Chargé d'Affaires a.i of the European Union in Costa Rica.

For the executive director of ICAFE, Gustavo Jiménez, "Coffee is an integral part of our culture and economy. We are excited to collaborate in this contest and provide support to ideas that promote the sustainability and resilience of the coffee sector in Costa Rica" .

How to take part?

To be part of the contest, you must complete the registration form that you will find on the website www.icafe.cr/innova-verde/, right there you will have access to the documents that detail the contest guidelines, in addition, through social networks from ICAFÉ, MAG and GIZ will be informed about the different ways in which support will be provided to people interested in formulating their proposals.

Interested persons will have time to present their proposals until October 17, 2023 and can send their questions to the email: concursoideas@icafe.cr

It is important to highlight that in order to comply with the requirements, a minimum counterpart from the beneficiary and the beneficiary of 50% of the required investment is necessary, which can be in kind and/or in cash.

INNOVA-VERDE is a contest of ideas co-financed by the European Union and the Government of Germany, it will have a total of 3 editions, this first in the coffee sector, soon in the livestock and musaceae sectors, with non-reimbursable funds of up to €300,000 euros for each contest. With great enthusiasm we hope to start receiving innovative proposals for this first edition of the INNOVA-VERDE contest. The ideas we are looking for will be evaluated based on their potential to reduce the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the sector, their adaptation and resilience to the effects of climate change, research/academic inclusion and cost-effectiveness. The participation of women and young people is very important and we strongly encourage them to present their ideas, indicated Alberto Vega, Director of the TRANSFORMA-INNOVA program, on behalf of GIZ.

The INNOVA-VERDE ideas contest is carried out within the framework of the multi-donor program TRANSFORMA-INNOVA "Transformative routes in low carbon emissions and climate resilient - Climate-smart agriculture and value chains in Costa Rica", financed by the Ministry Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection (BMWK), the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) through its International Climate Initiative (IKI), as well as co-financed by the Union European. TRANSFORMA-INNOVA is implemented by the German Development Cooperation GIZ, as the lead agency of the consortium made up of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Conservation International Costa Rica (CI-CR), CRUSA Foundation, Banco Ambiental Foundation ( FUNBAM) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Contacto de prensa ICAFE:
David Ortiz Naranjo
2243-7806
dortiz@icafe.cr

Contacto de prensa MAG:
Rosa Brenes
8702-3085
rbrenes@mag.go.cr

Contacto de prensa GIZ:
Natalia Romero
8896-6038
natalia.romeromora@giz.de

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The TRANSFORMA-INNOVA program was present this Wednesday at the National Dairy Congress. The director of the program, Alberto Vega, told the public present about the support that will be given to the NAMA livestock through the program in the coming 4 years.

Implementing the livestock NAMA on an additional 1,500 hectares, promoting low-carbon and climate-resilient practices and developing new markets with low-emission products will be some of the TRANSFORMA-INNOVA goals.

The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), one of the implementing partners, will oversee the technical support to be provided to NAMA livestock. Cristóbal Villanueva of CATIE's Livestock and Environment Unit spoke about the main lines of action that are already being worked on with the country's livestock sector.

This multi-donor program is co-funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) through its IKI International Climate Initiative and the European Union.

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The TRANSFORMA-INNOVA program is aimed at agricultural producers and associations of the subsectors:

Coffee

Livestock

Musaceae

Among these large target groups, it seeks to include women, young people and small producers in a special way. In addition, within its marine-coastal component, the program seeks to benefit the following:

Aquaculture Producers

Fishermen and fisherwomen

Coastal communities, with an emphasis on women and youth

Communities in vulnerable situations

TRANSFORMA-INNOVA will work taking into account communities in vulnerable situations, which are people who, for whatever reason, experience less participation in the main economic, political, cultural and social activities.

In this way, the program seeks to support the participation of communities in vulnerable situations considering the loss of livelihoods based on natural resources, as well as the failed or unrecognized use of their knowledge and practices.

To achieve true inclusion of these vulnerable groups, the following activities will be carried out:

Analyze the situation in the region of specific intervention with respect to land titles, livelihoods based on natural resources of communities in vulnerable condition, as well as useful indigenous knowledge and practices.

Ensure that communities in situation of vulnerability have access to the activities and benefits of the project on equal terms, having data and information on the presence of indigenous and Afro-descendant groups and actively integrating them into the planning activities and execution of the program at the local level.

Carry out processes consultation (Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)) whenever vulnerable, indigenous and Afro-descendant communities are affected or involved in program activities, to give these groups the opportunity to express their opinion, possible concerns and make proposals for improvement regarding the intervention.

Map existing local practices of marginalized communities, as well as indigenous and Afro-descendant knowledge, analyze the feasibility of integrating these practices into program activities, and also search for local fishermen and farmers who apply them. The program will always respect the traditional rights of indigenous peoples.

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La meta del programa TRANSFORMA-INNOVA es conseguir que personas involucradas de los sectores relevantes cambien sus sistemas de producción agrícola y azul hacia cadenas de valor sostenibles.