{"id":32115,"date":"2025-02-12T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T20:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?page_id=32115"},"modified":"2025-03-05T15:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:41:13","slug":"belice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/paises\/belice\/","title":{"rendered":"Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32115\" class=\"elementor elementor-32115\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7db424f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7db424f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b3e7cc\" data-id=\"6b3e7cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0192a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"0192a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading\"><h3 style=\"color:#004A58;\" class=\"title\">CATIE Belize<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a7f8d elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"28a7f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"belize12\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize12.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"belize10\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize10.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"belize9\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize9.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"belize8\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize8.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"belize6\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize6.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"belize4\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize4.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c4437 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1c4437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Belize is a member of CATIE since 1994; however, even before that date, CATIE developed activities in the country,\u00a0 contributing with innovative and timely responses to demands f rom the government and the private sector in the country. Below we are an update of CATIE\u00b4s action in Belize over the last years, in relation to project implementation, training and graduate education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa38460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fa38460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64b26ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64b26ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0fca6b\" data-id=\"f0fca6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004c0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"004c0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading\"><h3 style=\"color:#004A58;\" class=\"title\">WHAT DOES CATIE OFFERS FOR THE COUNTRY?\n<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4a53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc4a53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CATIE can help the country in the following areas: <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">knowledge management, training in human resources, rural <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">development, extension, family farming, agroecology, cacao <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and coffee agroforestry systems, sustainable intensification <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of livestock production, forest management, climate change <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">adaptation\/mitigation, water balance and security, and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">information platforms for holistic territorial analysis, among <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">others.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b590aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"b590aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading\"><h3 style=\"color:#004A58;\" class=\"title\">POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9c37e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb9c37e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Since CATIE&#8217;S creation:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c461d74 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c461d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">15 MSc graduates (8 males and 7 female). In Phytoprotection, Biotechnology, Environmental Administration and Management, Agroforestry, Management and Conservation of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity, Environmental Socioeconomics, Agriculture Ecology, Economy, Development and Climate Change, Agroforestry and Sustainable Agriculture, Management of Agribusiness and Sustainable Markets, Management and Management of Hydrographic Basins (virtual) and Agroecological Intensification and Nutritional Food Security (virtual).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">There are 2 females students currently enrolled in a virtual master's degree in Management of Agribusiness and Sustainable Markets.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a7cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98a7cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-222ac6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"222ac6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b448ca0\" data-id=\"b448ca0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4695542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"4695542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading\"><h3 style=\"color:#004A58;\" class=\"title\">PROJECTS AND RELEVANT ACTIVITIES<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60a674f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60a674f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce225d1\" data-id=\"ce225d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb0fd1 elementor-flip-box--direction-left elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"0bb0fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Vulnerability Assessment for each priority area identified in the Resilient Rural Belize (RRB) Program. 2021.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCATIE signed an agreement with resilient Rural Belize (RRB)\nto implement this project which generated the following outputs:<br><br>\n\u2022 A report was prepared of the participatory Geospatial analysis\nof livelihood and infrastructure of interest.<br>\n\u2022 A report of participatory risk assessment for other areas was\nprepared.<br>\n\u2022 CATIE team conducted 8 workshops to gather perception\nand information from 246 smallholder farmers concerning\nthe geospatial analysis of their livelihood and infrastructure\nof interest and risk assessment on the impacts of climate\nchange.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9fbb23\" data-id=\"c9fbb23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a2ac6 elementor-flip-box--direction-left elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"c5a2ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize13.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize13-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize13-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize13-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproving Livestock Productivity and Climate Resilience in Belize: A Summary of Lessons Learnt. April 2022-project funded by IDM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCATIE and IICA joined The Belize livestock producers Association (BLPA) for the preparation of a proposal submitted to IDB, aimed at promoting climate-smart technologies to reduce the vulnerability of the livestock sector to climate change and contribute to reduce GHG emissions in Belize. CATIE was responsible for providing technical support to foster the adoption of climate resilient practices aimed at increasing livestock production in Belize.<br><br>\nThere were several achievements in this projects:<br>\n\u2022 This project established model farms with silvopastoral\ninterventions to scale up improved technologies and it\ntrained 25 technical staff and 65 farmers.<br>\n\u2022 There was a testing of 10 silvopastoral innovations in at\nleast one of the 10 model farms identified by BLPA in three\ndistricts.<br>\n\u2022 There was a methodology for the Participatory Design of\nClimate-Smart Livestock Production Systems based on\nfarm baseline information.<br>\n\u2022 A report was prepared on Lessons Learnt of Best Practices\nfor Increasing Resilience in Belizean Livestock Farms.<br>\n\u2022 A report on Potential Opportunities for Climate-Smart\nLivestock Intensification through Public-Private Cooperation\nin Belize was prepared.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33592f1\" data-id=\"33592f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf2608 elementor-flip-box--direction-left elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"edf2608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize14.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize14-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize14-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize14-600x323.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Smart Agriculture Capacity Building Program: Training of Trainers august 2021 to April 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe capacity building program on Climate Smart Agriculture\n(CSA) aims to strengthening staff capacity at the Ministry of\nAgriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MoAFSE), the Rural\nResilient Belize Program (RRB) mainly the Climate Smart\nAgriculture Extension Officers and Technical Staff, along with\nother relevant agricultural institutions. The trainees were trained\nto use the Farmer Field School Methodology to transfer their\nacquired knowledge from the training to medium and small\nfarmers within their designated areas of Belize. Additionally,\nthe long-term goal is to increase Belize\u2019s Agriculture sector\u2019s\nresiliency in face of the negative effects of climate change.\nA total of 38 participants were trained in Climate Smart\nAgriculture, Farmer Field School, Integrated soil and water\nmanagement, Optimization of vegetable Production (Crop\nManagement), and Bee Keeping.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf58640 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf58640\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49ebfee\" data-id=\"49ebfee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1836093 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1836093\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13471c8\" data-id=\"13471c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7e21a elementor-flip-box--direction-left elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"db7e21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize6-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32145\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize6-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize6-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize6-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize6-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize6-1-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tValue Chain and Market assessment for Resilient Rural Belize. April 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Government of Belize through the Resilient Rural Belize\nProgram with funds from the International Fund for Agricultural\nDevelopment and Green Climate Fund, aims to minimize the\nimpacts of climate and finance events on smallholder farmers\nwhile supporting a sustainable market for their produce. <br><br>\nThe results of the consultancy were: <br><br>\n\u2022 The Implementation of a value chain market assessment\nthat identified potential points of interventions and\nrelated actions within the priority value chain that provide\nsubstantial and sustainable returns to the program target\nbeneficiaries in each priority area. <br>\n\u2022 Provide input to the development of the infrastructure and\nproduction plans for each priority area.<br>\n\u2022 More than 104 participants in several workshops about\nVCMA.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b447ecf\" data-id=\"b447ecf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9e197a\" data-id=\"b9e197a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2f396 elementor-flip-box--direction-left elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"dc2f396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize15.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize15-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize15-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize15-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belize15-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUse of Nature-based Solutions to Increase Resilience to Extreme Climate Events in the Atlantic Region of Central America\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis regional project, whose thematic focus is on disaster risk reduction and early warning systems will be implemented in countries like Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala, in regions that are exposed to extreme weather events and unique in terms of vulnerability. The Project will be executed by entities like The World Resources Institute (WRI) and CATIE. The Adaptation Fund approved an amount of US$ 13.248.121. CATIE will \n Support the overall coordinator of all project activities and provide technical advice and guidance to the management team.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a66e233 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a66e233\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-103ddaf\" data-id=\"103ddaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72d24b elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"b72d24b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading\"><h3 style=\"color:#004A58;\" class=\"title\">STRATEGIC PARTNERS<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e80a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e80a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The impact of our efforts is scaled up thanks to a network of partners in different sectors. Since CATIE started activities in Belize, we have established partnerships with more than 25 institutions in the public and private sector: including academia, government and non-go-vernment institutions, rural communities and farmers organizations, and the international cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08c3caf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08c3caf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-114c51d\" data-id=\"114c51d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5700ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"5700ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading\"><h3 style=\"color:#004A58;\" class=\"title\">FUTURE ACTION IN THE COUNTRY<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065f568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"065f568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CATIE has supported countries to access climate finance through mechanisms such as the GEF, the Adaptation Fund, and the GCF. Since 2015, support has been provided in the design of NAMAs,\u00a0 especially for livestock, coffee, rice, and Musaceae in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Colombia. In addition, as an education center, it develops training activities, including climate finance. In the last four years, it has designed and implemented five international virtual diploma courses on this subject in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Ecuador, training more than 120 professionals. Due to this experience, a new proposal called Climate Finance Training for Belizean Institutions has been submitted. The participants of this course will be able to apply what they have learned and contribute to the management of climate finance in Belize.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18279a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18279a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c33ba7\" data-id=\"1c33ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d89da elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"d2d89da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading\"><h3 style=\"color:#004A58;\" class=\"title\">More information:<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e55bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16e55bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hellen Choco<br \/>\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:helen.choco@catie.ac.cr\" href=\"mailto:helen.choco@catie.ac.cr\" data-linkindex=\"17\">helen.choco@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CATIE Belize Previous Next Belize is a member of CATIE since 1994; however, even before that date, CATIE developed activities in the country,\u00a0 contributing with innovative and timely responses to demands f rom the government and the private sector in &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":9804,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"0","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32115"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32756,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32115\/revisions\/32756"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}