Search Results - "Guatemala"

Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013 by Vernooy, Ronnie, Halewood, Michael, Otieno, G., López Noriega, Isabel, Wedajoo, A., Bioversity International

“…The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”, also known as “GRPI 2”, brings together partners from eight countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Bhutan and Nepal ; and other organizations. …”
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Cacao sostenible adaptado al clima a gran escala en América Central y el Caribe by Bunn, Christian

“…Debido a que muchas soluciones son a largo plazo, el desafío es presentar y priorizar un conjunto de prácticas utilizadas actualmente, desarrollado a través de una serie de talleres participativos en Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, República Dominicana y El Salvador y validado por una revisión de literatura científica.…”
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2020 Report Activity 1 - Individual Capacity End Line Report by Howland, Fanny C.

“…October 2018, a baseline individual capacity evaluation was undertaken at local and national levels in Guatemala. Its objective was to map out the initial status of CSA and gender knowledge, skills, attitude, and related practices in the three types of actors targeted by the project (farmers, local and national level stakeholders) in order to compare it with an end line exercise and assess the contribution of the project to the observed changes. …”
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Indigenous peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience in the front line of climate change by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

“…The indigenous communities represented in the book are: The Baka (Cameroon); The Inari Sámi (Finland); The Khasi (India); The Melanesians (Solomon Islands); The Kel Tamasheq (Mali); The Bhotia and The Anwal (India); The Tikuna, The Cocama, and The Yagua (Colombia); and The Maya Ch’orti’ (Guatemala). The eight food system profiled in this book, reflect the depth of the discussions with the participating communities, highlighting their concerns, threats and unique practices, many at risk of disappearing. …”
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Aspectos financieros de las acciones nacionales de mitigación apropiada (NAMA) para los sistemas ganaderos en la región de América Latina y El Caribe by Otárola, M., Sepúlveda, Claudia J., Villanueva, C., Solano, C., Martínez Barón, Deissy, Arango, Jacobo, Román Cuesta, Rosa María

“…This document summarizes the results of the analysis on the financing issues related to business models proposed by existing NAMAs or emission reduction initiatives in nine LAC countries (Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay), developed between November 2018 and February 2019 by reviewing and analyzing secondary information and consulting (remotely) with key informants from each country evaluated. …”
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How can we respond to the climate security crisis Latin America? by Taylor, Alice, Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Schapendonk, Frans, Kommerell, Víctor, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…The Central American Dry Corridor (CADC) is a region particularly at risk of climate change and fragility. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua are projected to suffer strong rainfall variability and intense droughts in the coming years. …”
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Biophysical and Socio-Economic Benefits of Contour Farming by World Agroforestry Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture

“…Gliricidia sepium), grass fodder (e.g. Guatemala; Tripsacum spp), and/or cover crops can be planted on the banked soil to stabilize the ridges and provide multiple benefits to farmers. …”
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Climate change and agriculture in Central America and the Andean Region by Thomas, Timothy S., Loboguerrero, Ana Maria, Rios, Ana R., Martínez-Barón, Deissy, Magrín, Graciella, Barros, Vicente

“…The study integrated results from climate and economic models, and included detailed biophysical and bioeconomic analyses of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica in Central America and Colombia and Peru in the Andean region of South America. …”
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Early life height and weight production functions with endogenous energy and protein inputs by Puentes, Esteban, Wang, Fan, Behrman, Jere R., Cunha, Flavio, Hoddinott, John F., Maluccio, John A., Adair, Linda S., Borja, Judith B., Martorell, Reynaldo, Stein, Aryeh D.

“…We examine effects of protein and energy intakes on height and weight growth for children between 6 and 24 months old in Guatemala and the Philippines. Using instrumental variables to control for endogeneity and estimating multiple specifications, we find that protein intake plays an important and positive role in height and weight growth in the 6-24 month period. …”
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Social equity, resilience, and climate change adaptation: A sourcebook for program designers by Reyes-Sacdalan, Norcelita B., Soriaga, Rowena, Cabriole, Marie Aislinn, Gonsalves, Julian, Hellin, Jon

“…The CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) addresses these challenges by promoting science-based innovations to transform food, land, and water systems in six target countries: Guatemala, Kenya, Morocco, the Philippines, Senegal, and Zambia. …”
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Reporte talleres de formación en el uso de la caja de herramientas: Para la incorporación del género y la inclusión social en la asistencia técnica agropecuaria by Chavarro, Monica

“…Teniendo en cuenta los países priorizados por la iniciativa, se realizaron tres (3) talleres en Honduras, tres (3) talleres en Guatemala, un taller en Colombia y dos (2) talleres virtuales para cobijar a los equipos técnicos de México y Perú y para socializar la caja de herramientas con otros técnicos en Honduras . …”
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A guide to investing in collectively held resources by Gnych, Sophia, Lawry, Steven, Monterroso, Iliana, Adhikary, Anukram, McLain, Rebecca

“…The case countries are Guatemala, Mexico and Nepal, which have devolved forest rights to communities, and Namibia, which has devolved wildlife rights.…”
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Research note: a socioeconomic index for the INCAP Longitudinal Study 1969-77 by Maluccio, John, Murphy, Alexis, Yount, Katherine M.

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Agricultural distortions and international migration by Britos, Braulio, Hernandez, Manuel A., Trupkin, Danilo

“…This paper examines the role of agricultural distortions in shaping emigration patterns and influencing productivity and welfare in developing countries, using Guatemala as a case study. We develop a theoretical framework where household members can work in agriculture, non-agriculture, or emigrate, and calibrate the model combining detailed micro and aggregate data. …”
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Learning in the field: using community self studies to strengthen forest-based social movements by Taylor, P.L., Cronkleton, P., Barry, D.M.

“…This paper discusses an experience of participatory research in Central America, which sought to help two grassroots forest organizations, the Association of Forest Communities of Petén, Guatemala and the Farmer to Farmer Programme of Siuna, Nicaragua, to respond to new organizational and political challenges by developing their internal capacity for research and analysis. …”
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The Multiple Functions and Services of Community Seedbanks by Vernooy, Ronnie, Sthapit, B.R., Galluzzi, Gea, Shrestha, P.

“…The framework’s utility is illustrated by three case studies of community seed banks in Bangladesh, Guatemala and Nepal.…”
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Payments for ecosystem services in smallholder agriculture: lessons from the Hivos-IIED learning trajectory by Porras, Ina, Vorley, Bill, Amrein, Alexandra, Douma, Willy, Clemens, Harry

“…This synthesis report presents highlights from six projects which are part of the joint Hivos-IIED PES Learning Trajectory Programme in five countries – Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Nicaragua and Peru – that are exploring the use of carbon projects in smallholder farming. …”
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Seeds of resilience: novel strategies for using crop diversity in climate change adaptation by Vernooy, Ronnie, Kiwuka, C.

“…Countries where the strategy has been piloted include Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, India, Madagascar, Nepal, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda.…”
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CCAFS Household Baseline Study, Latin America & South East Asia (2014-2015) by Garlick, Cathy, Förch, Wiebke

“…This dataset contains files produced for and generated from the CCAFS Household Baseline Study carried out in sites in Latin America (Trifinio in Honduras/Guatemala, and Cauca in Colombia) and in South-East Asia (a site in each of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) in the latter months of 2014 and the early months of 2015. …”
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Reforestation, carbon sequestration and agriculture: can carbon financing promote sustainable smallholder activities in Nicaragua? by Porras, Ina, Amrein, Alexandra, Vorley, Bill

“…CommuniTree’s successful approach is being explored for replication in Guatemala, Haiti and El Salvador, and its approach to data management and benefit sharing is informing the design of future Plan Vivo projects.…”
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