Vegetables and Aromatic Plants Innovation Network
Mission
Contribute to the technical change of the Colombian horticultural sector by incorporating innovative technologies that contribute to sovereign food security, guarantee the safety of products, and improve the productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability of the sector.
Vision
In 2028, the Network of Vegetables and Aromatic Plants will be consolidated. It will be a national and international reference for its high scientific and technological production and for the generation of fair and inclusive solutions that guarantee sovereign food security, safety, sustainability, and the competitiveness of the Colombian horticultural sector.
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Develop and validate technologies with an inclusive, differential and territorial approach, leading to capacity building, empowerment and comprehensive improvement of the quality of life of producers and consumers.
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Develop and validate relevant, sustainable and cost-effective technologies for overall management of horticultural systems.
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Contribute to the development of sustainable horticultural systems oriented towards total quality and sovereign food security.
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Deploy environmentally sustainable and socially accepted technologies in horticultural systems, based on the supply of natural resources of the different agroecological regions, the use of agrobiodiversity, and the rational use of soil and water resources.
Impact stakes to 2028
The Network's stakes concerning the impact goals defined in this strategic framework become the measurement element of the Network's contribution to sectoral technical change through producers' adoption of its TO.
Current TO stakes
The Innovation Network will impact by 2028 between:
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1,400 and maximum 19,316 ha;
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1,136 and 15,674 producers
Potential TO stakes
The Innovation Network will impact by 2028 between::
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4,271 and 19,606 ha;
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3,466 and 15,910 producers