1. 09/09/2019 ECHOcommunity Network Member Spotlight My name is Thomas and I work for Seeds for a Future in Suchitepequez, Guatemala. We have a very well-working nutrition program called "Casa-Granja" to support rural families on an improved healthy diet. Malnutrition and Food Insecurity create a vicious cycle...
  2. The Inter-American Foundation, an independent U.S. government agency, was created by Congress in 1969 to channel development assistance directly to the organized poor in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IAF has carried out its mandate by responding with grant support for the most creative...
  3. 05/06/2018 “The ECHO internship has given me a strong foundation for working in agricultural development, providing experience and exposure to a wide range of agricultural principles and practices appropriate for small scale farmers all over the world. Caring for the community garden, shepherding a small...
  4. Ressource principale 20/01/2007 Restaurons Notre Terre décrit comment l’église et les dirigeants communautaires se sont rendu compte que le sol qui produit notre nourriture devient faible. Les forêts qui nous procurent beaucoup de ressources sont en voie de disparition. Ils ont reconnu que Dieu nous a confié la responsabilité...
  5. The National Hurricane Center (NHC)is a component of theNational Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)located atFlorida International Universityin Miami, Florida. The NHC mission is to save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing the best watches,...
  6. FEAST To feed themselves and their families, and to benefit from increasing demand for livestock products in developing countries, livestock keepers must have access to good quality feed for their livestock. Feed availability is currently a major constraint to increasing livestock productivity...
  7. 18/07/2018 « Sauvez le guacamole! » C’est le mot d’ordre d'unecampagne de la Floridepour combattre la maladie fongique qui tue les avocatiers (Persea americana) partout en Floride. La maladie du flétrissement du laurier est causée par le champignon Raffaelea lauricola et est transmise par le xylébore...
  8. Abstract,Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2017 The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge on cover crops and native vegetation mulches and the willingness to implement them by papaya, oil palm, and banana producers in Costa Rica. An evaluation instrument with twenty eight questions to be...
  9. The Scientific Electronic Library Online - SciELO is an electronic library covering a selected collection of Costa Rican scientific journals. In Costa Rica the Scielo begins in 2000 with the coordination of BIREME - PAHO and with the support of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social through the...
  10. 17/08/2018 Taller de capacitación en diseño básico e implementación del huerto ecológico sustentable para autoconsumo, cuidado del suelo, y producción de ingresos, mejor conocido como “Taller Introductorio de Tres Días en el Método de Cultivo Biointensivo”. Será llevado a cabo del 17 al 20 de agosto de 2018...