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

Perla, David

• Start Date: 2011
• End Date: 2013
• University: Purdue University
• Degree: MS

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

Portillio, Ostillo

• Start Date: 2010/10/08
• End Date: N.D.
• University: Texas A&M University
• Degree: PhD

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

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

Mejia, Randolfo

• Start Date: 2010/07/01
• End Date: 2010/09/01
• University: Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (Olancho)
• Degree: BS

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

Building an Ornamental Plant Industry in Honduras

The project supports the ornamental business in Honduras as a means to drive the development of a local high value industry, increase trade, develop policy, training […]

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

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

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