Tag: Nicaragua
The iDEal Way to Expand Drip Irrigation
Latin America & the Caribbean: CEO of iDE Europe details how technical assistance through a social enterprise is ensuring that drip irrigation is successful.
Read MoreCocoa Offers New Hope for Nicaraguan Farmers
Latin America & the Caribbean: Cocoa beans from the Criollo tree, native to Nicaragua, are prized by gourmet chocolate makers for their exceptional aroma, flavor and quality. Fine cocoa typically commands a price anywhere from two to five times higher than conventional cocoa. Yet Nicaragua exports fewer than 1,000 tons of cocoa a year, almost none of it fine cocoa. […]
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