Semillas de Esperanza: Vegetable Seeds for Sustainable Agriculture

Acute poverty and meager economic opportunities exist in many rural regions of Central America. Vegetable and seed production are technology driven economic activities that can significantly […]

• Start Date: 2011/04/01
• End Date: 2014/04/01
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Gender, Productivity

Identification and Release of Brown Midrib ( bmr ) Sorghum Varieties to Producers in Central America and Haiti

Scientists from the INTSORMIL-CENTA project based at the National Center for Agricultural Technology and Forestry (CENTA) of El Salvador have worked for five years to develop […]

• Start Date: 2010/10/01
• End Date: 2013/09/30
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Food Security, Innovation

Sustainable Production and Marketing of Vegetables in Central America

This project combines the technology and biological capital of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC), Taiwan, ROC with the […]

• Start Date: 2010/02/01
• End Date: 2011/02/01
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Innovation, Markets, Productivity

Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Phytophthora on Horticultural Crops in Central America

The overall objective is to produce a platform of tools needed to detect, identify, and ultimately prevent spread of novel species of Phytophthora with a major […]

• Start Date: 2010/02/01
• End Date: 2011/02/01
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: North Carolina State University

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Food Security, Productivity

Lopez, Luis

• Start Date: 2008/06/01
• End Date: 2009/02/01
• University: University of Hawaii at Hilo
• Degree: MS

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Food Security, Productivity

Enhancing the Utilization and Marketability of Sorghum and Pearl Millet through Improvement in Grain Quality, Processing Procedures and Technology Transfer to the Poultry Industry

The strategy for this project thus far has been to assemble a team of U.S. and host country collaborators to focus on educational programs, promotional programs, […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: KSU 102
• Lead University: Kansas State University

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Breeding Sorghum for Improved Grain, Forage Quality and Yield for Central America

Sorghum is an important feed grain, food grain and forage in Central America. In this region it is produced by a range of groups, from subsistence […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: TAM 101
• Lead University: Texas A&M University

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Innovation, Productivity

Product and Market Development for Sorghum and Millet in Southern Africa and Central America

This project is integrated with food science, plant improvement, and marketing projects in East Africa, West Africa and Central America to improve components of the supply […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: TAM 103
• Lead University: Texas A&M University

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Markets

Calderon, Vilma Ruth

• Start Date: 2005/01/01
• End Date: 2007/12/31
• University: Texas A&M University
• Degree: MS

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Innovation

ParadaJaco, Mario

• Start Date: 2004/01/01
• End Date: 2007/12/31
• University: Mississippi State University
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Innovation