Avelar, Sophia

• Start Date: 2013
• End Date: 2014
• University: University of Arizona
• Degree: MS

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

Development and implementation of robust molecular markers and genetic improvement of common and tepary beans to increase grain legume production in Central America, Haiti and Tanzania

TBD

• Start Date: 2013
• End Date: N.D.
• Project Code: S01.A4–UPR
• Lead University: University of Puerto Rico

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

Genetic Improvement of Guatemalan Climbing Beans for Efficient Production in the Highlands

TBD

• Start Date: 2013
• End Date: N.D.
• Project Code: S01.A1–NDSU
• Lead University: North Dakota State University

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

Improving Extension Methods for Horticultural Outreach Among Small-Stakeholder Farmers in Latin American Countries

In many Latin American countries, outreach activities have often addressed technical and economical issues specific to small-scale fruit and vegetable farmers. Unfortunately, in most of cases, […]

• Start Date: 2011/10/01
• End Date: 2012/10/01
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: Ohio State University

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Capacity Building

Delivering vegetable safety education through established social networks in Latin America

Contamination of vegetables with foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms results in foodborne illness and economic losses. This problem is worldwide, but is particularly serious in Central […]

• Start Date: 2011/10/01
• End Date: 2014/07/01
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: Ohio State University

• Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topic: Capacity Building

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

Strategic Investment in Rapid Technology Dissemination: Commercialization of Disease Resistant Bean Varieties in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Haiti (BTD)

The Bean Technology Dissemination (BTD) project addresses the shortage of high-quality bean seed available to resource-poor farmers in Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The objectives of […]

• Start Date: 2010/10/01
• End Date: 2013/09/28
• Project Code: BTD
• Lead University: Michigan State University

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

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

Index-based Weather Insurance for Coffee Cooperatives in Guatemala

Risk reduction remains a major challenge in increasing productivity and enhancing livelihoods among smallholders in developing countries. Index-based weather insurance offers a new promise for this […]

• Start Date: 2010
• End Date: 2014/09/30
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: University of California - Berkeley

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