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...]
Times of Change: Organizational Innovation in Nicaragua’s Territorial Learning Alliance
In the center-north region of Nicaragua, local organizations working with coffee, cocoa, and mixed crop-livestock production systems have joined forces under the Territorial Learning Alliances launched by Humidtropics. As this initiative continues to boost networks of collaboration and transcend territories, local agricultural development organizations are participating in knowledge and learning spaces that are empowering them to take on leadership roles to foster organizational and territorial innovation. "Innovation can only be achieved when we’re clear about the environment, and … [Read more...]