{"id":35871,"date":"2025-06-24T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=35871"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T21:25:21","slug":"catie-fortalece-capacidades-tecnicas-para-una-ganaderia-baja-en-carbono-en-honduras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/06\/24\/catie-fortalece-capacidades-tecnicas-para-una-ganaderia-baja-en-carbono-en-honduras\/","title":{"rendered":"CATIE strengthens technical capacities for a low-carbon livestock sector in Honduras"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><em><em><em><em>Specialists and facilitators participated in the Third Training of Trainers Workshop of the MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN project<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><\/p><p>With the aim of promoting a more sustainable and resilient livestock sector in Honduras, CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) held the Third Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop of the project <em>Transforming the Honduran Livestock Sector into a Low-Carbon Economy (MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN).<\/em>. The activity took place from June 2 to 6, 2025, in the city of Catacamas, Olancho.<\/p><p>The workshop brought together eight specialists and 27 facilitators from all project intervention areas. These professionals lead training processes with farming families through the Livestock Field Schools (ECAs), an educational model that promotes hands-on learning on farms.<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" data-id=\"35875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN2-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" data-id=\"35874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br>Over the course of five days, participants strengthened their technical and methodological capacities to implement the first seven sessions of the ECA curriculum, which address key topics for improving livestock productivity and environmental sustainability:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Establishment and management of improved pastures<\/li>\n\n<li>Control of the screwworm<\/li>\n\n<li>Prevention and management of clinical and subclinical mastitis<\/li>\n\n<li>Implementation of biodiverse silvopastoral systems<\/li>\n\n<li>Rainwater quantification and collection<\/li>\n\n<li>Benefits of intensive rational grazing<\/li><\/ul><p>The sessions were conducted using a participatory methodology on demonstration farms in the area, allowing participants to validate content in real-life contexts and adapt learning scripts before replicating them with livestock families.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35876\" style=\"width:561px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN5-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN5-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN5-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN5-600x270.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>\u201cThe effective implementation of this curriculum, along with farm plans, pilot farms, demonstration plots, and participatory experimentation, represents a strategic opportunity to address low livestock productivity. This situation is largely due to inadequate pasture management,\u201d explained Edwin Garc\u00eda, coordinator of the technical assistance component of the project.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aligned with the country\u2019s climate commitments<\/strong><\/h3><p>This comprehensive strategy not only improves the productive efficiency and sustainability of livestock systems but also contributes to reducing emissions from the sector, in alignment with Honduras\u2019 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p><p>El evento cont\u00f3 con el valioso apoyo de aliados estrat\u00e9gicos como la <strong>E<\/strong>The event received valuable support from strategic partners such as the Panamerican Agricultural School (Zamorano), the National University of Agriculture (UNAG), Heifer International, and other project collaborators, reinforcing the collective commitment to a more environmentally and economically responsible livestock sector.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ganaderia-HN3-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>About the MAF-Ganader\u00eda Honduras project<\/strong><\/h3><p>The MAF-Ganader\u00eda Honduras project promotes a low-carbon, resilient, and profitable livestock model aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strengthening the sustainability of the sector.<\/p><p>It is led by the Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) and the Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment (SERNA), with technical implementation by CATIE and financial support from the Mitigation Action Facility.<br><\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Juan Carlos Flores<br>National Coordinator Honduras<br>\u00a0Transforming the Honduran Livestock Sector into a Low-Carbon Economy (MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN).<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:juan.flores@catie.ac.cr\">juan.flores@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>Written by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Gina Samanti Puerto Moraz\u00e1n<br>Communicator<br>Transforming the Honduran Livestock Sector into a Low-Carbon Economy (MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN).<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:gina.puerto@catie.ac.cr\">gina.puerto@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Con el objetivo de impulsar una ganader\u00eda m\u00e1s sostenible y resiliente en Honduras, el CATIE (Centro Agron\u00f3mico Tropical de Investigaci\u00f3n y Ense\u00f1anza) llev\u00f3 a cabo el Tercer Taller del Programa de Capacitaci\u00f3n a Capacitadores (PCC) del proyecto Transformando el sector &hellip; 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