Contextualizing family agriculture in Nicaragua: preliminary results on a cross-CRP collaboration
Abstract
PowerPoint presentation summarising the preliminary results of a Cross-CGIAR Research Project (CRP) aimed at improving local capacities to analyze family agriculture in Nicaragua and contextualizing its dynamics and diversity. This involved research around three major themes: Dynamics and uptake of family agriculture by Nicaraguan populations; Need for capacity building of local organisations; diversity of farming practices in specific regions of interest; And the dynamics of maize and livestock production. The presentation concludes with the major lessons learned and a summary of agricultural development challenges for family agriculture in Nicaragua.
Citation
International Center for Tropical Agriculture; ILRI; CIMMYT. Contextualizing family agriculture in Nicaragua: preliminary results on a cross-CRP collaboration. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Copenhagen, Denmark (2014) 13 pp.