On October 22, Humidtropics' Central America and Caribbean Flagship team conducted a Field Day for the release of the Final Report of the Quesungual + Forages Project, alongside the Nicaraguan Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA) and representatives of research centers, public sector, and national and regional extension workers. The event created a valuable exchange between 172 men and women farmers, government representatives, NGOs, technicians and researchers from Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, and was conducted in the community of Potrerillo, located 15 km from … [Read more...]
Nicanorte Learning Alliance: “I also have a right to decide”
In the Nicanorte Action Site, which is part of the Central America and Caribbean Flagship Project, Humidtropics is working alongside territorial alliances to generate knowledge and initiatives to improve resource management through research. This initiative, called the Learning Alliance, brings together local actors who are active in the region to support integrated research for development work that empowers farm families working with coffee, cocoa, and staple crops to increase systems productivity and improve natural resource management as a means to advance human development and increase … [Read more...]
Humidtropics Moves Forward in Haiti
Last April, Humidtropics' Central America and the Caribbean team visited Haiti as a first step towards organizing ideas and strategies to begin the Program's implementation in the Haiti-Dominican Republic cross-border region Action Site. The team contacted potential partners to work and explore one of the country's territories of Départements du Nord and Nord-Est, as well as to develop ideas about future actions in the area. The team's main objectives during this visit were to learn and receive feedback about the ongoing actions by organizations that are active in the area, as well as the … [Read more...]