{"id":36933,"date":"2025-08-26T07:53:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=36933"},"modified":"2025-08-26T10:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:05:15","slug":"catie-y-region-de-junin-peru-formalizan-adhesion-para-fortalecer-cafe-cacao-y-platano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/08\/26\/catie-y-region-de-junin-peru-formalizan-adhesion-para-fortalecer-cafe-cacao-y-platano\/","title":{"rendered":"CATIE and the Region of Jun\u00edn (Peru) formalize accession and agreements to strengthen coffee, cacao, and plantain"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>The signing ceremony was held on August 22, 2025, and brought together more than 2,500 producers and authorities; the agreement prioritizes technical assistance, training, and technology transfer<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>The Regional Government of Jun\u00edn and CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) formalized Jun\u00edn\u2019s accession to CATIE and also signed cooperation agreements that promote the sustainable development of three strategic value chains: coffee, cacao, and plantain. The event was attended by the region\u2019s senior leadership, universities, and a broad representation of producers from the area.<\/p><p>During the ceremony, Dr. Luis Pocasangre, Director General of CATIE, emphasized that the purpose of the alliance is to train producers, technicians, and decision-makers to sustainably strengthen the prioritized chains in the territory. In recognition of the collaboration, local authorities honored the Director General with the traditional Quechua garment \u201cKushma.\u201d<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 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=\"567\" data-id=\"36938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" data-id=\"36937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br>The agreement\u2014whose text was read in a solemn session\u2014establishes, in its first clause, that the Region of Jun\u00edn joins CATIE as an associate member and assumes payment of the membership fee for 2025. The signing was led by the Development Management of the Regional Government and the Governor of Jun\u00edn, Mr. Z\u00f3simo C\u00e1rdenas.<\/p><p>As part of the agenda, a scientific delegation from CATIE visited the Jun\u00edn Regional Coffee Institute, a modern complex with specialized laboratories (including micropropagation, biotechnology, phytopathology, soils, nematology, and coffee quality), auditoriums for 300 people, training rooms, and lodging for 50 participants. Under the agreement, CATIE will support the commissioning of these facilities for applied research, training, and technology transfer.<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" data-id=\"36943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin4-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin4-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"581\" data-id=\"36941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin5-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin5-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin5-600x410.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"474\" data-id=\"36939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin7.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin7-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin7-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin7-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin7-600x335.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"36940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin6-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin6-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin6-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin6-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin6-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin6-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin6-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin6.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br>The cooperation also includes germplasm transfer: three elite coffee hybrids from CATIE (Centroamericano, Milenio, and Esperanza) are currently in quarantine as a basis for future validation and scaling activities with producers in the region. In addition, local diversity will be enriched with improved varieties and wild materials. A similar approach will be developed for cacao and plantain.<\/p><p>In the academic sphere, an agreement was signed with the Universidad de la Selva Central del Per\u00fa (UNISCJSA) to collaborate on forest management and restoration in the Central Selva. The university is part of the Model Forest Network of Latin America and the Caribbean, whose secretariat is housed at CATIE, opening opportunities for collaborative research and local talent development.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin8.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin8-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin8-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin8-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin8-600x453.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36942\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin10.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin10-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junin10-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br>An important component of this cooperation focuses on supporting the coffee, cacao, and plantain value chains. Additionally, it is expected that production systems for the three crops will be established in biodiverse agroforestry systems to adapt to climate-related challenges. There is also an emphasis on forest conservation to ensure zero-deforestation production, as well as on promoting sustainable agribusiness.<\/p><p>It is expected that, in the three coffee, cacao, and plantain projects, two-way training will be carried out both in the Jun\u00edn region and at CATIE, to strengthen the training of technicians, producers, and community leaders. It is also expected that youth from Jun\u00edn will pursue master\u2019s programs at CATIE\u2019s Graduate School and receive ongoing training in the three crops.<\/p><p>The day, which brought together more than 2,500 producers and dozens of regional authorities, marked the beginning of a phase of joint work aimed at improving the productivity, climate resilience, quality, and market integration of the coffee, cacao, and plantain value chains in Jun\u00edn, with the technical support and accumulated experience of CATIE.<br><br><\/p><p><\/p><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>Rolando Cerda<br>Leader<br>Agroforestry, Coffee and Cocoa Unit<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:rcerda@catie.ac.cr\">rcerda@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>Karla Salazar Leiva<br>Communicator<br>Communications and Marketing Office<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:karla.salazar@catie.ac.cr\">karla.salazar@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Gobierno Regional de Jun\u00edn y el CATIE (Centro Agron\u00f3mico Tropical de Investigaci\u00f3n y Ense\u00f1anza) formalizaron la adhesi\u00f3n de Jun\u00edn al CATIE y adem\u00e1s firmaron convenios de cooperaci\u00f3n que impulsa el desarrollo sostenible de tres cadenas de valor estrat\u00e9gicas: caf\u00e9, &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":36934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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":"","_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":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[730,126,114,105,732,731,199],"class_list":["post-36933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-adhesion","tag-cacao","tag-cafe","tag-catie","tag-junin","tag-platano","tag-sostenibilidad","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36933"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36959,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36933\/revisions\/36959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}