LATAM Impact Agrobioentrepreneurship 2025

📖 About the Contest

FONTAGRO, together with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (ICA) and partners of the Latin American Bioeconomy Network, announces the "LATAM Impact Agrobioentrepreneurship 2025" contest.

The objective of this competition is to identify, incubate, and accelerate 100 initiatives with the greatest impact in the region. This initiative aims to contribute to the consolidation of an innovation ecosystem that responds to crucial challenges such as climate change, food security, and the transition to more sustainable economic models.

📅 Opportunity Details

• Date Published: July 31, 2025
• Application Deadline: August 30, 2025
• Category: Contest, Entrepreneurs
• Eligible Locations: Spain, South America

🎯 Categories

Proposals should focus on the development of products or services based on the sustainable use of biodiversity and biomass through science, technology, and innovation in the following priority sectors of the bioeconomy:

Biomaterials, Bioproducts, and Bioenergy

Replacing fossil products with sustainable solutions:

• Green Chemistry: Biodegradable solvents, non-toxic resins.
• Biomaterials: Bioplastics, compostable packaging, biomass panels.
• Bioenergy: Biodiesel from used oils, biogas, bioethanol.

New Bioproducts for Food, Cosmetics, Health, and Well-being

Transforming biological resources for conscious consumers:

• Functional Foods: Nutraceuticals, alternative flours, probiotics.
• Biocosmetics: Natural products without synthetic chemicals.
• Biopharmaceuticals: Therapeutic extracts, natural antimicrobials.

Sustainable Bio-inputs and Agri-food Technologies

Improving efficiency and reducing impact on agricultural production systems:

• Agricultural Bioinputs: Biofertilizers, biopesticides.
• Agroecological Technologies: Smart irrigation, soil decontamination.
• Nutritional Value: Culture enrichment, biological fermentation.

Bioservices and Nature-based Solutions

Using natural processes with economic, social, and environmental benefits:

• Agrobiotourism: Educational experiences in sustainable production.
• Bioremediation: Cleaning of soil and water with living organisms.
• Ecosystem Services: Conservation of pollinators, carbon sequestration.

🎁 Benefits

• Vouchers of up to USD $15,000 will be awarded to 6 winning agribusinesses to support their incubation and acceleration process.
• 30 outstanding startups will participate in a specialized incubation and acceleration program starting in February 2026.
• The 100 best proposals will be featured in LATAM's first catalog of impact agrienterprises.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Proposals can be submitted by:

• Agricultural producers, producer organizations, and/or private companies operating in any IDB borrowing country in Latin America and/or Spain.
• Research and/or public or private development institutions such as universities, research centers, NGOs, etc., operating in any IDB borrowing country in Latin America and/or Spain.
• Public sector organizations in any IDB borrowing country in Latin America and/or Spain.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: August 30, 2025
• Apply via the official application portal.
• Submit your proposal through the Google Form.

🌐 Sponsor Organisation

The contest is sponsored by FONTAGRO, an organization dedicated to fostering innovation and sustainable development in agriculture and bioeconomy.

For more details, visit the official contest page.

Good luck with your application! 🚀

• Vouchers of up to USD $15,000 will be awarded to 6 winning agribusinesses to support their incubation and acceleration process.
• In addition, 30 outstanding startups will participate in a specialized incubation and acceleration program that will begin in February 2026, and the 100 best proposals will be part of LATAM's first catalog of impact agrienterprises.