Humidtropics scientists participated in the First International Sustainable Fine Cocoa Production Congress in Managua, Nicaragua. The event, which included 250 participants from the public and private sectors, academic and research institutions, and farmer cooperatives and associations, was an exchange that generated inputs for Nicaragua’s National Cocoa Plan. This crop development strategy is being elaborated in alliance with farmers, cooperatives, commercialization businesses, and research and development actors at a national level, as a response to the growing demand for cocoa in … [Read more...]
Promoting Territorial Integration in Nicaragua – National R4D Platform
Seeking to strengthen collaboration with Nicaragua’s National Research for Development (R4D) Platform, Humidtropics conducted a National R4D Platform Meeting on March 4, 2016 in Managua, Nicaragua. Platform members who participated in the event were part of 37 organizations that represent the country’s coffee, cocoa, and mixed staple crop-livestock production sectors, academic and research institutions, public sector, civil society, and farmer associations. The session was an opportunity to learn and reflect about the achievements of the R4D projects implemented in the Nicanorte Action … [Read more...]
Scaling Development Results through Nicaragua’s Territorial Learning Alliances
Humidtropics held the Forum of the Three Territorial Learning Alliances on March 3, 2016 in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The objectives of the event were to share the advancements of nine research for development projects led by various members of the Alliances through Humidtropics’ guidance in the Nicanorte Action Site, promote collective learning among organizations from different territories, and define next steps to ensure the continuity of these research processes beyond 2016. Strengthening Collaboration and Learning Spaces The Territorial Learning Alliances are comprised of 41 members … [Read more...]
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