CATIE joins the LATAM Impact Network to strengthen sustainable innovation ecosystems in Latin America

• The alliance connects the Center with over 250 leading organizations in sustainability, entrepreneurship, and social and environmental impact across the region.

CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) has officially joined the LATAM Impact Network, one of the most relevant alliances for promoting sustainability, innovation, and the development of impact ecosystems in Latin America.

The LATAM Impact Network is a collaborative platform that brings together more than 250 organizations from across the region, including academic institutions, social enterprises, investment funds, accelerators, and entrepreneurship networks. Its goal is to strengthen the social and environmental impact ecosystem through collaboration and knowledge exchange among its members. Some of the organizations that make up this network include New Ventures, Sistema B, Socialab, Impact Hub, Agora Partnerships, NESsT, among others.

With this integration, CATIE expands its opportunities for regional collaboration, knowledge exchange, and participation in high-impact collective initiatives. This alliance also reinforces its positioning as a leader in applied research, training, and technology transfer for sustainable development and offers new connections for its researchers, students, and strategic partners within an active community of innovators, social entrepreneurs, and mission-driven investors.

“Being part of the LATAM Impact Network allows us to gain first-hand insight into what is happening in the sustainable business and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region—funding opportunities, projects, research lines, and other key initiatives. For CATIE, and especially for the specialists in agribusiness from the Environmental Economics and Sustainable Agribusiness Unit (UEAAS/EfD), this represents an opportunity to continue promoting valuable actions linked to AGROMIRA, the GANEMOS Master’s Program, and the multiple institutional projects we lead,” highlighted Adriana Escobedo, CATIE’s representative in the network.

During its first meeting as an official member, CATIE participated in the presentation of the network’s progress and in a study on the state of entrepreneurship in Latin America, with a particular focus on female entrepreneurship, as well as in the projection of activities and alliances to be promoted during the second half of the year.

CATIE’s incorporation into this network represents a significant step forward in driving more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive development in Latin America, through the promotion of strategic partnerships and the design of innovative solutions with regional impact.