Recursos Etiquetado: Latin America And Caribbean

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  1. Higher Agrobiodiversity is Associated with Improved Dietary Diversity, but Not Child Anthropometric Status, of Mayan Achí People of Guatemala

    Abstract, 2018,Diana V Luna-GonzálezandMarten Sørensen OBJECTIVE: Child undernutrition remains one of the greatest challenges for public health nutrition in rural areas in developing countries. Interventions aiming to increase and conserve agrobiodiversity seem to be promising alternatives to...
    Agrobiodiversity Nutrition Home Garden Latin America and ...

  2. KORE - Going Beyond Relief

    KORE works in Haiti to break the cycle of extreme poverty. Our projects empower people rather than create dependency, equipping communities to change their own future. KORE goesBeyond Reliefto provide the opportunities and resources necessary for lasting impact.Beyond Reliefsparks hope, and hope...
    Haiti Latin America and ...

  3. Identification, Impacts, and Control of Ragweed Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.)

    Ragweed parthenium (a.k.a. parthenium weed, Santa Maria feverfew, congress grass, carrot weed, white top, etc.), a member of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, is native to Mexico and Central and South America and is becoming an increasingly troublesome weed around the world (Figure 1)....
    Parthenium Parthenium hystero... East Africa Latin America and ...

  4. Hormiga cortadora de hojas

    Leafcutter Latin America and ...

  5. Potential of Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater Reuse for Water Consumption Reduction and Wastewater Minimization

    Abstract, Water, 2016 June Northeastern Mexico is a semiarid region with water scarcity and a strong pressure on water sources caused by the rapid increase of population and industrialization. In this region, rainwater harvesting alone is not enough to meet water supply demands due to the...
    Greywater Graywater Irrigation Latin America and ...

  6. Rational Water Use: A Case Study of Gray Water in Brazil

    Abstract,International Journal of Waste Resources, 2016 The purpose of this study is to show that, given the global water crisis, it is possible to find alternatives to reuse gray water. A gray water source may be an alternative for use in irrigation in grain crops, among other applications. This...
    Greywater Graywater Irrigation Latin America and ...

  7. Comprehensive Training Curriculum for Household Development Agents in Haiti

    Community Health Workers are trained to: Define nutrition and malnutrition. Describe the components of a balanced diet. Identify signs and symptoms of iron deficiency, vitamin A deficiency, and iodine deficiency in children and pregnant women. Identify main causes of malnutrition, especially in...
    Health and Nutrition Latin America and ...

  8. Reconsidering Non-Traditional Export Agriculture & Household Food Security: A Case Study in Rural Guatemala

    Abstract,PLoS ONE, 2018 May 24 As the production of non-traditional export (NTX) crops by smallholder households in developing countries expands, there is a compelling need to understand the potential effects of this type of agricultural production on household food security and nutrition. We use...
    Export Food Security Nutrition Latin America and ...

  9. Taller Sobre Producción y Almacenaje de Semillas, Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNA), Honduras

    15/6/2018 Este taller en semillas está organizado por el Equipo Regional de ECHO para Latinoamérica y El Caribe en colaboración con SIFAT (por sus siglas en inglés, Servants in Faith & Technology) y se realizará en la Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNA) en Catacamas, Honduras. Los participantes...
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  10. Konferans Agrikol 2018, Haiti Agriculture Conference

    26/6/2018 The Konferans Agrikol 2018 is happening June 26-28, 2018 in La Baleine, Haiti. This year's focus is onthe profitability of agriculture, including topics such asdiversification after the hurricane, the profitability of fish farming, and the profitability of forestry. The 5,500 HTG registration fee...
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