TECA partners

AAFT African Agriculture Technology Foundation. Nairobi- Kenya AATF African Agriculture Technology Foundation. Nairobi- Kenya
(http://www.aftechfound.org/)

The African Agriculture Technology Foundation AAFT is facilitating and promoting partnerships with public and private sector entities designed to remove many of the barriers that have prevented smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa from gaining access to existing agricultural technologies that could help improve food security and reduce poverty. AATF's operations are based in Africa and are led, managed and directed by Africans.




CATIE Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center CATIE Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center
(http://www.catie.ac.cr/)

CATIE is a regional non-profit institute devoted to research, graduate education, training and public services in tropical America, with emphasis on Central America and the Caribbean.




CIPAV Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria CIPAV Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria
(http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/)

The projects and programs on which the Fundación CIPAV focuses are alternative agricultural production systems. In these systems we promote the efficient and sustainable utilization of the available human and natural resources, which are in harmony with the environment.




Department for International Development DFID Department for International Development [UK]
(http://www.dfid.gov.uk/)

The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.



FHIA Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Research FHIA Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Research
(http://www.fhia.org.hn/)

FHIA, is a private, non-profit organization, with the purpose of generating and transferring technology thereby contributing to the expansion and improvement of the agricultural sector, in order to benefit the producer and strengthen the national economy. It was founded on 1984 through an agreement between the Honduran and US government, represented by USAID. Headquarter is in the city of La Lima, department of Cortés, Honduras.



ICARDA International Centre for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas ICARDA International Centre for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas - Syrian Arab Republic

(http://www.icarda.org/)

ICARDA's mission is to improve the welfare of poor people and alleviate poverty through research and training in dry areas of the developing world, by increasing the production, productivity and nutritional quality of food, while preserving and enhancing the natural resource base.



ICBA The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture ICBA The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
(http://www.biosaline.org/)

The mandate of the The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture is to develop sustainable management systems to irrigate food and forage crops and ornamental plants with saline water and to provide a resource of salt-tolerant plants for socio-economic development in arid and semi-arid areas and salt-affected areas of the Islamic World and elsewhere.



IITA The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Nigeria IITA The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Nigeria
(http://www.iita.org/)

The mission of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is to enhance the food security, income, and well-being of resource-poor people in sub-Saharan Africa by conducting research and related activities to increase agricultural production, improve food systems, and sustainably manage natural resources, in partnership with national and international stakeholders.


INBAR - International Network for Bamboo and Rattan INBAR - International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
(http://www.inbar.int/)

INBAR improves the well-being of producers and users of bamboo and rattan within the context of a sustainable resource base by coordinating and supporting strategic and adaptive research and development.
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National Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research Institute - Mexico INIFAP - National Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research Institute - Mexico
Web Site

INIFAP generates and validates the technologies of products and process of different farming system. It offers a list of technologies validated with farmers as well as new technologies used to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the agriculture and food chain.



Sahel Institute INSAH INSAH Sahel Institute
(http://www.insah.org/)

It is a specialized institution of the CILSS mandated to coordinate, harmonize and promote scientific and technical research in the Sahelian countries.



IRRI International Rice Research Institute IRRI International Rice Research Institute
(http://www.irri.org/default.asp)

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an autonomous, nonprofit agricultural research and training organization with offices in more than ten nations. The Institute’s main goal is to find sustainable ways to improve the well-being of present and future generations of poor rice farmers and consumers while at the same time protecting the environment



LEAD – Livestock Environment Agriculture Development LEAD – Livestock Environment Agriculture Development
(http://www.virtualcentre.org/)

LEAD is an Initiative which its targets at the protection and enhancement of natural resources as affected by livestock production while alleviating poverty. Earlier work of LEAD has identified, at a global scale, the consequences of increased pressure on grazing and mixed farming systems and the dangers of the shift to industrial modes of production.



PRACTEC Perú Proyecto Andino de tecnologías Campesinas PRACTEC Perú Proyecto Andino de tecnologías Campesinas
(http://www.pratec.org.pe/)

PRATEC acompaña desde hace más de una década a diferentes ONGs (Nucleos de Afirmación Cultural Andina - NACAS) y grupos de campesinos en una propuesta de afirmación cultural con acento en los aspectos de la crianza de la diversidad.



The Technology, Research, Extension and Communication Platform of Costa Rica (Platicar) PLATICAR The Technology, Research, Extension and Communication Platform of Costa Rica (Platicar)
(http://www.platicar.go.cr/)

It is an information and communication system focused on agropecuary technology for producers, extension agents and researchers. It has been designed and created in Costa Rica with the Support of FAO and the National Institute for Agriculture Technology (INTA).



SPFS Special Program for Food Security in Central America SPFS Special Program for Food Security in Central America
(http://www.pesacentroamerica.org/)

Since 2003 the Special Program for Food Security in Central America working jointly with several institutions in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua is introducing the technologies which is being success in the field.



WARDA The Africa Rice Centre WARDA The Africa Rice Centre
(http://www.warda.cgiar.org/)

The mission of the Africa Rice Centre is to contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in Africa, through research, development and partnership activities aimed at increasing the productivity and profitability of the rice sector in ways that ensure the sustainability of the farming environment.



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