Projects and Flagship Initiatives in Honduras
To achieve our mission and address the challenges we face in Honduras in order to make a positive impact through our work, we undertake several flagship projects and initiatives in different parts of the country.
Agua de Honduras
In recent decades, access to water resources has been considered one of the main challenges for economic and social development in Honduras. In this context, Agua de Honduras, a platform financed by USAID Honduras, was created to provide communities with information obtained from hydrological analysis and combine it with information on present and future climate scenarios, vegetation cover and water demand to facilitate decision-making on water resource management in micro-basins, sub-basins and watersheds.
Photo Credit: Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT / Elizabeth Ramirez Perez
Photo Credit: Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT / Elizabeth Ramirez Perez
Soils of Honduras
The "Soils of Honduras" project, led by the Bioversity International Alliance and CIAT, aims to optimise agricultural recommendations and fertiliser use in Honduras. With funding from USAID and the US Department of State, the project focuses on improving agricultural soil management through digital soil fertility mapping.
Irrigated maize grows well during the dry season in Alauca, Honduras. A new study by the Alliance and partners - Tortillas on the Roaster (TOR) - examines the expected effects of climate change on two key food crops in Central America - maize and beans.
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Small holder farmers working with the Asociación de Familias Agropecuarias Artesanales Intibucanas Lencas( ASOFAIL) project, which works to be the protagonists of their own development in Honduras. With the support of VECO MA and applying the LINK methodology promoted by the Alliance, they were able to strengthen the marketing agreement with the multinational Walmart and reach more markets with the La Colonia chain. A successful experience that has allowed them to move from a traditional commercial relationship to a more inclusive one.
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Crops grown through the Asociación de Familias Agropecuarias Artesanales Intibucanas Lencas( ASOFAIL) project, which works to be the protagonists of their own development in Honduras. With the support of VECO MA and applying the LINK methodology promoted by the Alliance, they were able to strengthen the marketing agreement with the multinational Walmart and reach more markets with the La Colonia chain. A successful experience that has allowed them to move from a traditional commercial relationship to a more inclusive one.
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Harvest from The Asociación de Familias Agropecuarias Artesanales Intibucanas Lencas( ASOFAIL) project which, works to be the protagonists of their own development. With the support of VECO MA and applying the LINK methodology promoted by the Alliance, they were able to strengthen the marketing agreement with the multinational Walmart and reach more markets with the La Colonia chain. A successful experience that has allowed them to move from a traditional commercial relationship to a more inclusive one.
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A farmer digs irrigation channels for his maize crop during Honduras' intense dry season. A new study by the Alliance and partners - Tortillas on the Roaster (TOR) - examines the expected effects of climate change on two key food crops in Central America - maize and beans. ©Alliance/NeilPalmer
Irrigated maize and banana thrive during the dry season in Honduras. A new study by the Alliance and partners - Tortillas on the Roaster (TOR) - examines the expected effects of climate change on two key food crops in Central America - maize and beans.
©Alliance/NeilPalmer
Agro-climatic Technical Tables (MTA)
The Agroclimatic Technical Tables (MTA) are an innovative initiative that began as part of the CCAFS programme, which seeks to integrate actors of the agricultural sector at the local level to inform, especially small producers, about the expected changes in the climate of their region.
The MTAs provide opportunities for discussion among these actors for the management of local agro-climatic information, in order to identify best practices for adaptation to climate phenomena, which are then transferred to local technicians and producers through the Local Agro-climatic Bulletin. This bulletin summarises the seasonal predictions and climate forecasts analysed at the table, together with recommendations and adaptive measures by crop type.
Photo Credit: Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT / Elizabeth Ramirez Perez
Photo Credit: Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT / Elizabeth Ramirez Perez
ZAMORANO (FONTAGRO) - Digitisation of small-scale agriculture
Rainfall variability associated with climate change is one of the factors that significantly reduces crop yields. Against this background, the project "Digitisation of small-scale agriculture" developed a technological solution through the design of a sensor that allows measuring soil moisture in crops at a low cost.
As a result of the impact of technology in small-scale production systems, in 2022 the project was the winner of the regional competition "low-cost technological solutions and/or based on local resources" organised by the Platform for Climate Action in Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA).