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An analysis of technical assistance providers in Copanch'orti' Guatemala
(2013-05-31)
Guatemala has the fourth highest rate of chronic under-nutrition for children under
five in the world. One region particularly impacted is the Copanch’orti’ area of eastern
Guatemala where chronic under-nutrition affected ...
Are we learning? Strengthening local people's capacities to facilitate the recuperation of degraded pasture lands in Central America
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica) Bangor University (RU), 2012)
Esta tesis describe y evalúa el impacto de un proceso participativo de aprendizaje y experimentación, basado en el enfoque de Escuelas de Campo (FFS) para ganaderos en Centro América. Organizaciones han dedicado esfuerzos ...
Mesoamerican Coffee: Building a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
(2013-05-31)
In Mesoamerica, coffee production is an important part of economies and societies, forming the backbone of thousands of families’ livelihoods and contributing significantly to national agricultural GDPs. Yet it is in Mexico ...
Farmers' knowledge of tree attributes and shade canopy management of cocoa agroforestry systems in Waslala, Nicaragua
(2013)
The research was carried out in the Waslala Province of Nicaragua during June-August 2010. The purpose of the study was to assess the local knowledge about positive and negative attributes of shade trees in cocoa agroforestry ...
More Stable Productivity of Semi Natural Grasslands than Sown Pastures in a Seasonally Dry Climate
(2013-06-11)
In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net primary productivity ...
The influence of habitat complexity and landscape context on the biodiversity conservation value of cacao agroforests in Waslala, Nicaragua
(2010)
La deforestación de los bosques naturales ha conllevado a investigar el papel que juegan los agroecosistemas en la conservación de la biodiversidad. Cultivos agrícolas bajo sombra, como los sistemas agroforestales de cacao, ...
More stable productivity of semi natural grasslands than sown pastures in a seasonally dry climate
(2015-01-27)
In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to
sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net primary productivity ...