Swisscontact and Zamorano University Explore New Opportunities for Collaboration

Zamorano University welcomed Mr. Christian Robin, Director of the Swiss Sustainable Coffee and Cocoa Platforms, as part of an institutional agenda focused on identifying new avenues for collaboration and partnership with Swisscontact.

Christian Robin is a senior expert in international economic cooperation, sustainable trade, and multi-stakeholder platform development, based in Bern, Switzerland. He currently serves as Managing Director of the Swiss Sustainable Coffee Platform and the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa, where he leads strategic coordination among the public sector, private sector, civil society, and international organizations to advance more sustainable coffee and cocoa value chains. He has more than 20 years of experience in economic cooperation programs, trade promotion, and voluntary sustainability standards, with extensive work across Africa and Latin America.

During his visit to campus, Mr. Robin participated in an academic and technical agenda that included meetings and tours of key strategic areas at Zamorano University, such as the Coffee Laboratory, the Biological Control Laboratory, and the Department of Environment and Development. He gained first-hand insight into initiatives related to watershed management, water resources, and sustainable agricultural production. He also met with university leadership and faculty members, strengthening dialogue around potential areas of collaboration in sustainability, applied research, and capacity building.

This visit reaffirms Zamorano University’s commitment to strengthening international partnerships and advancing more sustainable and inclusive agricultural production models that respond to the evolving challenges of agri-food systems across the region.

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.