Innovative Training in Cocoa Agroforestry : The Farmer Field Schools of Nicaragua

Innovative Training in Cocoa Agroforestry : The Farmer Field Schools of Nicaragua

The World Bank, with the financial support of the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), is implementing the Alternative Indigenous and Afro-Descendants and Agroforestry Project (COCOA-RAAN) in the indigenous and Afro-descended (Miskito) regions of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gonzalez, Mary Lisbeth
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ADULT EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER
AGRICULTURE
AGROFORESTRY
AUTONOMOUS REGION
AUTONOMOUS REGIONS
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
CACAO
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARIBBEAN REGION
CHOCOLATE
COCOA
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
COOPERATIVES
CROP
CROP MANAGEMENT
CROPPING
CROPS
CULTIVATION
DEFORESTATION
DIVERSIFICATION
EXTENSION
FAIR TRADE
FAO
FARM
FARM SIZE
FARMER
FARMER GROUPS
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FERTILIZER
FRONTIER REGIONS
GENDER
HARVESTING
INNOVATION
INTEGRATION
INTERVENTIONS
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND USE PLANNING
LEARNING
LITERACY
LITERACY LEVELS
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LOCAL FARMERS
MANUALS
MARKETING
MINING REGION
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NURSERIES
ORGANIC PRODUCTION
PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
PEST MANAGEMENT
PESTICIDE
PLANTING
POST HARVEST
POST HARVEST TREATMENT
PRIMARY LEARNING
PRODUCE
REMOTE AREAS
REMOTE COMMUNITIES
RURAL WOMEN
SCHOOLS
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
SHADING
SMALL FARMERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOIL QUALITY
SOIL TYPE
TEACHING
TRAINING MATERIALS
TREES
YIELDS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/16240721/innovative-training-cocoa-agroforestry-farmer-field-schools-nicaragua
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10052
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Summary:The World Bank, with the financial support of the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), is implementing the Alternative Indigenous and Afro-Descendants and Agroforestry Project (COCOA-RAAN) in the indigenous and Afro-descended (Miskito) regions of Nicaragua. The implementing agency, the Agro-forestry coordinating association of indigenous peoples and farmers, is a regional Non government Organization (NGO) 'focused on seeking local socio-productive integration, promoting ecodevelopment and community empowerment.' The project's objective is to strengthen the capacity of indigenous, Miskito, and mestizo organizations to produce and market quality cocoa in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. The project is designed to transform the environmentally damaging practices of cocoa agriculture to conserve the biodiversity, regenerate and sustainably manage forest resources, and improve farmers' livelihoods. Activities include interventions to: i) develop integrated management systems for agro-forestry on at least 1,000 cocoa small farmers; ii) improve marketing to international fair trade and sustainable chocolate companies; and iii) strengthen the social, commercial and environmental management capacity of beneficiaries. To reach the beneficiary community-based organizations and cooperatives, a project-sponsored fund finances subprojects of up to US$25,000.

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