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Sustainable intensification of production in Central America

Start Date: 2024
End Date: 2027

Description

Regional technical cooperation project focused on the sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central American Dry Corridor through the incorporation of sorghum genotypes and other forage cereals adapted to different environments. The project aims to increase productivity, sustainability, and resilience of production systems through climate and soil characterization, genotype evaluation, development of an online platform with recommendations, and knowledge transfer to farmers, agricultural technicians, advisors, and students.

Iniciative Type

Technical cooperation

Action scope

Multicountry

Evaluated

No

Stage

Implementation- Ongoing

Temporalidad

Short-term

Number of Years

3 - Year -s

Related elements

Budget in USD

Budget in USD
$200,000.00
Counterpart Budget
$573,500.00
Total Budget
$773,500.00
Annual Average Budget
$193,375.00

Institutions

Institutions Institutions rols
New Zealand Government Financing-investor
FONTAGRO Execution and operation
INTA: National Institute for Innovation and Transfer of Agricultural Technology (Costa Rica) Execution and operation
DICTA: Directorate of Agricultural Science and Technology of Honduras Execution and operation
IDIAP: Institute for Agricultural Innovation of Panama Execution and operation

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