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Dr. Beth Mitcham Director
Meeting Title/Date
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} Funded by US Agency for International Development (USAID)
} Harness the expertise in research within the US Public Universities for agricultural development in the poorest regions of the world
} Collaborations between US Universities and Developing Country partners
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} High value crop – income generation and diversification
} Intensive farming on small plots possible } Nutritional benefits of diet diversification } Women are heavily engaged in horticulture
crop production and marketing ◦ Use income for benefit of children ◦ Diversify household diet
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} 7 ongoing projects in Central America } 7 projects completed } Recently completed report: Advancing
Horticulture: Assessment of constraints to horticultural sector growth by Dr. L. George Wilson, Dr. Alonso Gonzalez, and Dr. Tito Zuniga.
} Successful first year at the Regional Center of Innovation at Zamorano 4
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Research Projects
Regional Center
Training and Extension
Food, Nutrition and Income
Security
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• All trainings conducted by the Center have a marketing component, ensuring that production will be profitable for small farmers.
• January 2014 1st Steering Committee meeting
• USAID/Honduras trainings on climate change adaption with small farmers
• Community based research with Manny Reyes, water harvesting and irrigation.
• May 2013 postharvest training course, a 2nd course is offered in June 2014
• Constructed 4 protective net structures used to train farmers on covered production.
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} PI: Dr. Jeff Brecht, University of Florida } Collaborators: ◦ Mark Ritenour, University of Florida ◦ Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Texas A&M
} Countries: Honduras and Guatemala
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} PI: Dr. Jeff LeJeune, The Ohio State University } Collaborators: ◦ Julio Lopez, Zamorano; ◦ Eduardo Pretzanzin, Universidad de San Carlos ◦ Yordana Valenzuela, extension specialist
} Countries: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
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} PI: Dr. Jim Nienhuis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
} Collaborators: ◦ UW Madison ◦ AVRDC ◦ CARE ◦ Universidad Nacional Agraria ◦ FHIA
} Countries: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
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} PI: Dr. Jean Ristaino, North Carolina State University
} Collaborators: Kelly Ivors, NC State; Monica Blanco, Universidad de Costa Rica; Jose Melgar, Earth University; Dinie Espinal Rueda, Zamorano
} Countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
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} PI: Dr. Manny Reyes, North Carolina A&T
} Collaborators: Julio Lopez, Zamorano University; Carlos Urmeneta, iDE.
} Countries: Honduras and Guatemala
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} PI: Dr. Lizanne Wheeler } Collaborators from the Regional Center of
Innovation at Zamorano } Countries: Honduras, Guatemala, worldwide
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} Organizational partner: Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura (IMAP)
} Graduate student: Jay Bost, University of Hawaii at Manoa
} Country: Guatemala
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} Expanding the floral industry in Honduras ñ Led by Dr. Alan Bennett, University of California, Davis
} Demonstrating low-cost cooling and storage technology ◦ Dr. Michael Reid, University of California, Davis
} Improving bell pepper production in passively ventilated protected structures ñ Dr. Bielinski Santos, University of Florida
} Delivering food safety education through social networks ñ Led by Dr. Jeff LeJeune, The Ohio State University
} Sustainable production and marketing of vegetables and vegetable seed ñ Led by Dr. Jim Nienhuis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
} Trellis Fund projects in Honduras and Nicaragua 14
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} In 2012, the Horticulture Innovation Lab received an award from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service to adapt the UC Davis postharvest short course for Central America
} Held at Zamorano in May 2013 with 45 attendees
} Another course is planned for 2014
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Coordinated by Victor Figueroa and Julio Lopez, Zamorano, with assistance from Michael Reid and Marita Cantwell, UC Davis.
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“Reducing poverty, improving nutrition and health and improving sustainability and profitability through horticulture.”
Assessment of Constraints to Horticultural Sector Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Region
Findings summary
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} Funded by an associate award from the USAID Latin America and the Caribbean Bureau to the Horticulture Innovation Lab (formerly HortCRSP)
} Team members ◦ Alonso González M (leader) ◦ Tito Livio Zúniga ◦ L. George Wilson (liaison to UCDavis)
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Charge
• Identify constraints to continued growth of the horticulture sector in Central America (particularly Honduras and Guatemala)
• Identify constraints to involvement of smallholder growers in the horticulture sector.
• Identify research and education programs needed to address those constraints, including opportunities for innovative value chains.
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} Major constraints identified: ñ Lack of access to affordable
credit and insurance ñ Lack of an adequate extension
system ñ Weather, climate volatility ñ Pests, diseases, weeds ñ Lack of research on issues in the
horticultural sector ñ Postharvest losses and food safety
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} Regional approaches: ñ Promote initiatives to adapt horticulture to climate
volatility ñ Establish regional research programs to address
cross-cutting constraints affecting the region ñ Promote regional and national training programs on
appropriate technologies to reduce postharvest losses ñ Promote regional initiatives to conserve, characterize,
and facilitate access to diverse and improved germplasm
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} National approaches: ñ Reduce the economic risks to horticulture farmers through
effective crop insurance programs ñ Design and test interlinked microcredit-index insurance product ñ Improve national extension systems ñ Develop trusts or other microfinance means ñ Develop national policies to support well-funded research
systems, including training of graduate students ñ Develop mechanisms to coordinate and enhance marketing of
horticultural crops ñ Create incentives and enabling environment to develop
horticulture business services ñ Facilitate participation of indigenous peoples and women in
value chains
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Published December 2013
http://horticulture.ucdavis.edu/lac/
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Thank you