by Shadi Azadegan | Dec 22, 2016
Agricultural research is often focused on improving the crop varieties that feed the world, ensuring they respond to humanity’s evolving needs. As global development objectives increasingly call for interdisciplinary action, agricultural researchers must...
by Shadi Azadegan | Nov 16, 2016
Amidst the green mantle that covers the steep hillsides of Nicaragua’s mountainous center-north region, Doreyda Dávila proudly surveys her cocoa trees. “I have two manzanas (1.4 ha) of cocoa. They’re still little, but they’re growing,” she smiles. “It is hope that we...
by Shadi Azadegan | Oct 24, 2016
Looking to share knowledge of environmentally friendly agricultural production technologies to increase the country’s farming systems’ resilience to climate change, researchers from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) participated in the First...
by Shadi Azadegan | Aug 12, 2016
To share experiences that will increase the productivity of Nicaragua’s livestock sector and improve the quality and efficiency of the country’s cattle production, the Nicaraguan Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA) organized the “First International Congress...
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