Guatemala

Avelar, Sophia

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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
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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
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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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]