Projects and Flagship Initiatives in Honduras
To address the unique challenges to food systems transformation in Honduras and create a positive impact through our work, we carry out several projects and in different parts of the country.
Agua de Honduras
In recent decades, access to water resources has been 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 combined 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
Our Soils of Honduras project optimizes fertilizer use in Honduras, to protect soil health. 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 for its Spanish acronym) is an innovative initiative that began as part of the CCAFS program, bringing together agricultural stakeholders at the local level to share information about the expected climate changes per region, especially with smallholder farmers.
The MTAs provide discussion opportunities between these actors for the management of local agro-climatic information, allowing them to identify best practices for adaptation to climate change, which are then transferred to local technicians and producers through the 'Local Agro-climatic Bulletin'. This bulletin summarizes the seasonal predictions and climate forecasts analyzed at the table, together with recommendations and adaptive measures divided 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) - Digitization of small-scale agriculture
Rainfall variability associated with climate change significantly reduces crop yields. Against this background, the 'Digitisation of small-scale agriculture' project developed a technological solution through the design of a sensor that measures 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 won the regional competition 'low-cost technological solutions and/or based on local resources' organized by the Platform for Climate Action in Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA).