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Local mechanism of engagement in rural landscapes in the Nicaragua - Honduras sentinel landscape: examples of a local farmers organisation and a multi-actor platform
(2024-06-01)Landscape approaches have been encouraged as a means of addressing the intricate challen- ges related to natural resource management and the well-being of land users/farmers. The study presents two mechanisms applied to ... -
Analysis of dairy cow records in a humid tropical environment
(CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, 1983)The paper analyzes the record of dairy cows in a tropical environment and highlights the adaptability of crosses between Criollo and Jersey, as well as the productivity of these hybrids compared to other less fortunate ... -
Assessing Fire Regimes in the Paraguayan Chaco: Implications for Ecological and Fire Management
(2024-09-29)This study analyzed the fire regime in the highly diverse Paraguayan Chaco, focusing on different aspects of fire patterns, including spatial (area burned) and temporal (frequency) aspects and magnitude (severity). We ... -
Guadeloupe and Haiti's coffee genetic resources reflect the crop's regional and global history
(2024-09-04)Despite strong historical declines, Guadeloupe and Haiti's coffee sectors remain important to rural communities' livelihood and resilience. Coffee also holds value as part of the islands' historical legacy and cultural ... -
Growth and Productivity of Coffea arabica var. Esperanza L4A5 in Different Agroforestry Systems in the Caribbean Region of Costa Rica
(2024-10-01)This study focused on evaluating the growth and productivity of Coffea arabica var. Esperanza L4A5 in different agroforestry systems in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica, a non-traditional area for coffee cultivation due ... -
Simulación de sistemas de engorde de bovinos en pastoreo en el trópico húmedo de Costa Rica en función de carga animal, nivel de maleza suplementaria y época del año
(2024)Silvopastoral systems (SSP) are a sustainable alternative to produce beef in the tropics. In the present study, the average daily weight gain (ADG) per animal was 0.64 kg in pastures of Urochloa brizantha 'Toledo', associated ... -
Bee pollination affects coffee quality, yield, and trade-offs within them
(2025-01-01)Bees provide valuable pollination services by increasing crop yields. However, pollination services to crop quality – which often determines nutritional and financial value – have been less studied, particularly in tropical ... -
CacaoFIT: the network of cacao field trials in Latin America and its contribution to sustainable cacao farming in the region
(2024-06-11)A network of agronomists, researchers, and practitioners associated with cacao farming provided open access to their independent field trials across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). A centralized dataset was assembled ... -
Changes in the economics of coffee production between 2008 and 2019: a tale of two Central American countries
(CATIE- Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, 2024-06-09)Increasing costs of coffee production relative to coffee prices has led to concern across the industry of lack of profitability of coffee production especially for smallholders who comprise a large majority of producers. ...