Search Results - "Guatemalans"

Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model by Eitzinger, Anton, Läderach, Peter R.D., Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz, Fisher, Myles J., Beebe, Stephen E., Sonder, Kai, Schmidt, Axel

“…Yields increased in the Guatemalan highlands, towards the Atlantic coast, and in southern Nicaragua (10–41 % increase). …”
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The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEIA). Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: How intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural... by Muriel, Juliana, Twyman, Jennifer, Useche, Pilar, Lopera, Diana Carolina, González, Carolina, Talsma, Elise F.

“…This Info Note applies the A-WEIA to a sample of Guatemalan agricultural households and shows how this index can be used in this context, in order to analyze the degree to which women and men are empowered in their homes and the degree of inequality between women and men within the same household. …”
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Are returns to mothers' human capital realized in the next generation? The impact of mothers' intellectual human capital and long-run nutritional status on children's human capital... by Behrman, Jere R., Murphy, Alexis, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Yount, Kathryn M.

“…This paper uses rich Guatemalan longitudinal data collected over 35 years to explore several limitations of these standard" estimates. …”
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The compatibility of timber and non-timber forest product extraction and management by Guariguata, Manuel R., Cronkleton, P., Shanley, P., Taylor, P.L.

“….); in northern Bolivia, the fruits of the Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa). The Guatemalan case suggests a relatively high degree of compatibility due to low timber harvesting intensities, coupled with temporal, spatial, and social segregation of xate extraction in a well-defined land tenure system. …”
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Proceso participativo en la implementación de microempresas forestales comunitarias: la experiencia de PROCAFOR en el Altiplano de Guatemala 1992-2002 by Chapas, Jorge

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Development of a strategic plan for wood charcoal exportation from the Carbonera Buenos Aires company, Oratorio, Santa Rosa, Guatemala by Molina A., Ernesto

“…The company saw a market oppor-tunity in wood charcoal and now sells 9.09 tons weekly at competitive prices. The raw material, Guatemalan Oak, is sourced from Jutiapa and Santa Rosa. …”
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Revisiting the adequacy of the economic policy narrative underpinning the Green Revolution by Etten, Jacob van

“…His interpretation of the Guatemalan rural economy ignored ethnic tensions dominating market exchange, a main barrier for agricultural development. …”
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Catálogo de datos - Guatemala by Sotelo, Steven, Guzman, Daniel Esteban, Lopez, Sebastian, Chavez, Mario

“…This work was presented at meetings of the Coordination Panel and the Climate Science Working Group of the Guatemalan System of Climate Change Sciences (SGCCC) in June and August 2025.…”
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La administración forestal municipal en el Altiplano de Guatemala: La experiencia PROCAFOR-BOSCOM en el periodo 2000-2003 by Alvarado, Yovani, Oseada, Macel, Mérida, Héctor, Hernández, Octavio, Villagrán, Wilfredo, Revolorio, Adelso

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Análisis participativo para el manejo de riesgos climáticos en cadenas de alto valor nutricional. Caso de la cadena de lácteos de Jutiapa, Guatemala by Rodriguez-Camayo, Fernando, Hernandez-Quevedo, Monica, Guerra, Melizza, Navarro-Racines, Carlos, Ramirez-Villegas, Julian

“…This approach aims not only to mitigate risks but also to leverage opportunities for improvement and growth in the dairy sector, contributing to the nutritional well-being of the Guatemalan population.…”
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COVID-19 study in rural areas of Guatemala: Long-term impacts on food security and nutrition in the Western Highlands by Hernandez, Manuel A., Ceballos, Francisco, Paz, Cynthia, Berrospi, Maria Lucia

“…Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guatemalan farmers have endured multiple challenges brough about by national and local restrictions to movement as well as disruptions in agricultural value chains. …”
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Analysis and prioritization of sustainable livelihood alternatives for the Central Belize River Valley Communities by Charry, Andres, Claros Trujillo, Luisa María, Wiegel, Jennifer Rebecca

“…These communities interact, benefit, and protect the Maya Forest Corridor, a highly strategic landscape that connects the forests of northern Belize and the Guatemalan Maya Biosphere Reserve to the southern Maya Mountain Massif. …”
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A scenario modelling approach to assess management impacts on soil erosion in coffee systems in Central America by Ospina, Alejandra

“…To assess management options to control erosion, soil and vegetation field data were collected from 90 Costa Rican and 96 Guatemalan coffee plantations, mainly shaded, distributed in six coffee production areas. …”
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Eventos climáticos extremos de precipitación y sus efectos en la migración interna en Guatemala by Lozano Sivisaca, Deicy C.

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Climate Smart coffee in Guatemala by Bunn, Christian, Lundy, Mark M., Läderach, Peter R.D., Fernández Kolb, Pablo, Castro-Llanos, Fabio Alexander, Rigsby, Dylan

“…The coffee sector is a driver of the rural economy, providing incomes for over 122000 farmers, 98% of whom are smallholders. Guatemalan coffee production generates half a million jobs in the rural economy, nearly 10% of the national active labor force. …”
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Structure of genetic diversity among common bean landraces of middle American origin based on correspondence analysis of RAPD by Beebe, Stephen E., Skroch, Paul W., Tohme, Joseph M., Duque E., Myriam Cristina, Pedraza García, Fabio, Nienhuis, James

“…Another Race D group was concentrated at the eastern extreme of the neovolcanic axis and was differentiated morphologically as well. Guatemalan germplasm contained accessions of climbing bean that did not group with any of the previously defined races and should be considered a separate race. …”
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Using dendroecology to determine growth rates of mahogany and cedar in community forestry in Guatemala by Martínez Prera, A., Finegan, B., Snook, Laura K.

“…In conclusion, MAI for S. macrophylla is close to the 0.4 cm yr-1 used by Guatemalan authorities for harvest planning, but our results show that this MAI underestimates growth and yield of C. odorata. …”
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Co-diseñar un sistema de monitoreo y alerta temprana de hambre estacional relacionado a variabilidad climática en Guatemala by Muller, Ana, Coto, Allan, Gaytán, Ada, Girón, Estuardo, Granados, Andrea, Monzón, Marco, Portillo, Fernando, Etten, Jacob van

“…The impact of drought on the ground depends on different socio-economic, agronomic and climatic factors and might differ significantly between communities. The Guatemalan Secretariat for Food and Nutrition Security (SESAN) thus is promoting the development and implementation of a community-based food security monitoring and early warning system to fill this information gap. …”
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Comparación del cerdo criollo y Duroc Jersey en cuanto a crecimiento y utilización del alimento by Gómez Brenes, R. A., Jarquín, Roberto, González, Jorge M., Bressani, Ricardo

“…A series of studies were carried out to compare the response to diets of the same nutritive quality, of native Guatemalan and Duroc Jersey pigs. The native pig represents 90 per cent of the swine population of the country; therefore, an efficient production of same could well help in solving the protein-caloric problem of the human population. …”
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Guatemala: The impact of covid-19 and other shocks, and policy implications: Final report by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Flores, Luis, Piñeiro, Valeria, Centurión, Miriam

“…Between 3 and 17 November 2020, tropical storms Eta and Iota hit Guatemalan territory with heavy rains that led to floods and mud landslides, affecting 16 of the country's 22 departments. …”
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