Amazonia Investment Proposal
Amazonia Investment Plans and Opportunities
HiH Investment Forum 2025
The investment proposal developed by the Amzonia is available to download and review in various languages below, including details on Investment opportunities.
Amazonia Bilateral Appointment
Amazonia Proposal
Signed by all eight countries, the 2023 Belém Declaration explicitly established that “ACTO is the sole intergovernmental coordination body of the eight Amazonian countries for the joint development of projects and actions that produce equitable and beneficial results for the Amazonian countries, due to its institutional framework, its extensive knowledge of the region, and the relevant experience of its Permanent Secretariat in coordinating dialogue and implementing development cooperation initiatives.”
The regional initiative has the adoption of an Amazonian agrifood model that addresses the need for inclusive rural transformation as its structuring principle. The investment proposal leverages the Amazonian bioeconomy, defined as the sustainable use of biodiversity to combat hunger and poverty, as a catalyst to improve the living conditions of both rural and urban populations.
The investment plan seeks to facilitate the delivery of public goods and leverage Amazonian value chains to propagate the transition towards an inclusive and sustainable Amazonian agrifood system. Regarding public goods, the investment notes seek to close digital accessibility gaps in the Amazonian region, facilitating producers’ access to new markets and innovative forms of value-addition. In its approach to developing value chains, the proposal seeks to ensure resilience and boost the commercial potential of staple food and income sources like migratory Amazonian Catfish.
The plan is expected to mobilize USD 70.3 million with an expected internal rate of return (IRR) of 17.6%, and a net present value (NPV) of USD 23 million. It converges territorial governance strengthening, digital ecosystem development, and sustainable fisheries management to drive economic and environmental sustainability, improving the livelihoods of 14,500 direct and 57,000 indirect beneficiaries.
Amazonia Geospatial Typologies
Agro-informatics connects information technology with the management, analysis and application of agricultural data to design more accurate and targeted agricultural interventions. The use of new technologies and techniques in agriculture, such as satellite imagery, remote sensing, and geographic information systems, enable the transformation of data into actionable information.
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Amazonia Introduction Video : Investment cases in Amazonia
Amazonia Investment Cases and Interventions
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Digital Ecosystems
The first proposal focuses on expanding access to digital services, which are critical for rural Amazonian producers of non-deforestation products to participate in sustainable agrifood markets. 100 digital ecosystems, connecting users with infrastructure, digital services, and applications, will be implemented across the target territory. In the context of this proposal, investments will empower smallholders and enable their access to a wider range of services, such as digital banking and e-commerce, supporting value-added productivity.
Furthermore, the implementation of traceability technology for certain non-timber forest products is intended to generate new opportunities by aligning local value chains with heightened import requirements in the European Union. This is expected to help increase productivity levels and value-added production, finally generating new employment and income opportunities. In 2025, the Amazon Initiative will present two relevant use-cases in Bolivia and Peru.
These investments will directly benefit 5,000 families who produce açaí and cocoa in the Brazilian Amazon and indirectly support up to 45,000 people. Their expected cost is USD 29.3 million, with an IRR of 12% and a NPV of USD 25.5 million.
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Fisheries
The second proposal aims to improve the joint management of river basins in relation to migratory Amazonian Catfish fisheries. Migratory catfish have international significance in the region, given their cross-border breeding, migration, capture, and consumption patterns. Besides serving as a staple food across the region, artisanal fishing and the ongoing expansion of commercial fishing to new international markets sustains approximately 168,000 livelihoods. The plan seeks to establish a sustainable, profitable, and ecosystem-based management approach.
Investments will facilitate the delivery of technical assistance, building the capacities of smallholders and their producer organizations to responsibly and productively manage fish stocks under a common framework. Significant funding will be provided to strengthen research capabilities, enabling local stakeholders to track and monitor fish stocks, supporting the health of native fish populations. Processing plants will be modernized to expand processing and storage capacity by as much as 17%, helping reduce industrial and commercial waste by up to 10%.
High logistical costs will also be addressed through the delivery of improved transportation equipment. This effort will support the long-term sustainability and viability of Amazonian aquaculture, whose development will directly support the per capita income growth of 9,500 producer families and indirectly benefit another 12,000 people. The initiative is also aimed at significantly enhancing biodiversity conservation in the long-term: Additional opportunities regarding the value-addition and sustainability of catfish production will be identified during the investment program's lifetime.
This investment is expected to cost USD 41 million, with an IRR of 23.3% and a NPV of USD 20.6 million.
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