Learning from the European Green Pact with "Wageningen University and Research"

Wageningen, June 25, 2024


Faced with the agreements of climate change and environmental degradation, the European Union created the Green Pact with the aim of transforming its economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and decoupling its economic growth from the use of natural resources. This Green Pact will have immediate effects for Latin American countries, especially for the agricultural sector.


From June 17-21, students of the Executive Master's in Agribusiness, a dual program offered by INCAE Business School and Zamorano, were at Wageningen University and Research (WUR) to learn about this Green Pact, its consequences and how to redesign business strategies to create production and processing systems that comply with the new regulations.


During the week, a theoretical approach was combined through sessions on systems thinking for agriculture and consumer attitudes towards sustainable products, with field visits to explore how to create short, inclusive chains and new production systems based on ecological principles of complexity.

Se le proporcionó a cada estudiante valiosas pautas para repensar el desarrollo del sector agrícola en América Latina y cómo introducir el concepto de sostenibilidad sin sacrificar competitividad. Los ejemplos presentados destacaron que, aunque la transición hacia una agricultura sostenible enfrenta numerosos desafíos, también nos dieron la esperanza de que es alcanzable en nuestro continente. Sin embargo, esta transición exige un esfuerzo significativo y una coordinación estrecha entre la empresa privada, las universidades y los centros de investigación.

Zamorano University, BID Lab, and Prendho Support the Regional Scaling of Startups in the Northern Triangle

March 11, 2026

The strengthening of the organizational and operational structure of emerging agrifood businesses has taken a decisive step forward through the in-person bootcamps of the AgroHub project, an initiative led by Zamorano University and BID Lab. This acceleration program, known as Ruta AgriFoodTech, is facilitated by Prendho, the incubator of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL). The event also received essential support from AGEXPORT in Guatemala and FUSADES in El Salvador as local strategic partners. The sessions took place on February 23 at AGEXPORT’s headquarters, on February 25 at FUSADES’ facilities, and concluded on February 27, 2026, at Zamorano University’s campus in Honduras, providing specialized tools to help startups achieve sustainable growth across the region.