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Mujeres Desarrollando Economías Locales Usando Agroecología en Mesoamérica / Women Building Local Economies with Agroecology in Mesoamerica

Bienvenida a nuestra delegación 2020 visitante de Nicaragua y México: Las pequeñas empresas de agricultores cafetaleros que han reducido y eliminado el uso de insumos con la agroecología. En 2013, durante la crítica pérdida de producción de café a los patógenos sensibles al clima, los agricultores implementaron una transición importante hacia la agroecología utilizando hongo micorrízico nativo como estrategia hacia un cambio al sistema de productos orgánicos.  Con la colaboración de la Red de la Comunidad Agroecológica, la UCA San Ramón (cooperativa de 1er. nivel, Nicaragua) y V.I.D.A. México, ellos crearon una trayectoria dirigida por los agricultores en la experimentación con diferentes combinaciones de fertilidad de los suelos, manejo de sombra, empoderamiento de mujeres y jóvenes, modelos económicos alternativos y prácticas de diversificación en sus bosques cafetaleros. 

Meet our 2020 visiting delegation from Nicaragua and Mexico: small-scale coffee farmers who have reduced and eliminated their use of chemical inputs with agroecology. In 2013, amid the significant loss of coffee production to a climate sensitive pathogen, farmers enacted a major transition to agroecology with native mycorrhizal fungi as a strategy towards a whole food systems change. In collaboration with Community Agroecology Network, the UCA San Ramon (1st level coop, Nicaragua), and V.I.D.A. Mexico, they created a path for farmer-led experimentation with different combinations of soil fertility, shade management, women and youth empowerment, alternative economic models, and production diversification practices in their coffee forests.

Esta sesión se presentará en español con interpretación en inglés. This session will be presented in Spanish with interpretation in English.

Track and Session Info

Track: 
En Español / In Spanish
Women in Food & Agriculture
Session: 
C | 3:30 pm

Date and Location

Day: 
Thursday
Date: 
09/25/19
Presenter(s): 

Gisela Illescas Palma

Title: 
Gisela Illescas Palma
Presenter Affiliation: 
Cooperativa Campesinos en Lucha Agraria SC de RL de CV

Briseida Venegas Ramos

Title: 
Briseida Venegas Ramos
Presenter Affiliation: 
Cooperativa Campesinos en Lucha Agraria

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