12 Latin American and Caribbean startups reduce the digital gap in agricultural areas

Innovatech, the innovative project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations and implemented by the German Sparkassenstiftung, is setting a precedent in Latin America, by achieving a successful link between technological startups – fintech and agtech companies – and the rural sector, in six countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Bolivia, Guatemala and Haiti. With this, the aim is to transform the way in which finances, production and marketing are managed in the agricultural sector. In response to the economic challenges faced by the rural sector, “Innovatech emerges as a pioneering initiative whose main objective is to facilitate access to cutting-edge financial and technological services for small agricultural producers. This unprecedented collaboration is opening new opportunities for the Latin American field,” said Enrique Hennings, Head of the Multi-Country Office for Mesoamerica, the ...