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AgroWeb3: A Solution to Transform Smallholder Farmers' Access to Global Markets

By Nayam Hanashiro Barrosa and Alejandro Pardo Web3, the third generation of internet services that interconnects web applications while personalizing user experiences, has yet to reach most smallholder farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean. These workers face significant barriers to...

December 11, 2024
Let’s Build a Diverse Ecosystem by Fostering Entrepreneurship by and for People with Disabilities in Our Region

By César Buenadicha and Juan Pablo López Gross What if the next unicorns from Latin America and the Caribbean were led by entrepreneurs with disabilities? What if people with disabilities and neurodivergent individuals had the same opportunities to fully develop their talents by accessing resources...

December 5, 2024
IDB Lab Forum, strategic support to entrepreneurship

Four projects signed during the IDB Lab event focused on innovation will boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Southern Cone. By Irene Arias Hofman The third edition of IDB Lab Forum was once again the great event for entrepreneurial innovation. For two days, leaders, innovators and...

November 18, 2024
IDB to Scaleup Outcomes-Based Financing for Biodiversity with the Jaguar Impact Initiative

Colombia is the first partner of the initiative as a biodiversity outcomes co-payer CALI, Colombia – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its innovation and venture capital arm, IDB Lab, today launched the Jaguar Impact Initiative, a novel approach to enhance effectiveness, scalability and...

October 28, 2024
Blockchain and Biodiversity: Restoring 1,350 Hectares with the First Afro-Colombian Habitat Bank
By Isabela Echeverry IDB Lab, in collaboration with the Consejo Comunitario Mayor del Alto San Juan (ASOCASAN, for its acronym in Spanish), Terrasos, and the Santo Domingo Foundation, has launched the Banco de Hábitat del Alto Río San Juan - Yerrecuy, the first habitat bank in Colombia registered by...
October 23, 2024
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