{"id":36972,"date":"2025-08-27T08:44:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=36972"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:46:08","slug":"formadores-para-el-cambio-catie-impulsa-la-ganaderia-sostenible-en-honduras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/08\/27\/formadores-para-el-cambio-catie-impulsa-la-ganaderia-sostenible-en-honduras\/","title":{"rendered":"Trainers for Change: CATIE promotes sustainable livestock in Honduras"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>A capacity-building program prepares local facilitators to scale up resilient practices in the livestock sector<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"translation-block\">CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center), within the framework of the project Transforming the Honduran Livestock Sector toward a Low-Carbon Economy (MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN), held the <strong> first facilitators\u2019 workshop<\/strong> from August 4 to 8 in Comayagua, Honduras, with the goal of providing technical and methodological tools to strengthen field work and coordination with producers.<\/p><p>With intensive training in the following areas:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Value chain analysis:<\/strong> understanding the structure, dynamics, and opportunities for technical, organizational, and commercial improvement of production systems.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Territorial monitoring and MRV system: <\/strong> introduction to tools such as AppSheet and QGIS for the collection, digitization, and verification of field data.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Participatory trials: <\/strong>establishment of demonstration plots of pastures adapted to local conditions.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Communication strategy:<\/strong> strengthening capacities in interviews, audiovisual recording, identification of success stories, and communication of the project\u2019s key messages.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Financial mechanism: <\/strong> development of farm and investment plans, as well as sustainability criteria such as the \u201c0% deforestation\u201d agreement.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn2-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn2-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn2-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br>The workshop was led by CATIE specialists, who guided practical exercises that enabled the facilitators to acquire knowledge immediately applicable in their areas of intervention: Agu\u00e1n, Olancho, and the Southern Zone.<\/p><p>Juan Carlos Flores, national coordinator of the MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN project emphasized that <em>\u201cthese spaces strengthen not only the technical capacities of the facilitators, but also their role as agents of change who promote low-carbon livestock practices that are resilient to climate change.\u201d<\/em>.<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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"36978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn3.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn3-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"36977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn4.jpg 406w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn4-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn4-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br>Likewise, the project\u2019s communications specialist, Gina Puerto, underscored the importance of facilitators being able to convey the project\u2019s message clearly and convincingly to different audiences, from producers to authorities and the media.<\/p><p>With this training session, CATIE supports Honduras in the transition toward a more competitive, sustainable livestock sector aligned with international commitments to climate change mitigation.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn5-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn5-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn5-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ganaderia-hn5-600x328.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><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>Juan Carlos Flores<br>National Coordinator Honduras<br>Transforming the Honduran Livestock Sector into a Low-Carbon Economy (MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN).<br>Livestock and Environmental Management Unit<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\u00a0<br>Communicator<br>Transforming the Honduran Livestock Sector into a Low-Carbon Economy (MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN).<br>Livestock and Environmental Management Unit<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>El CATIE (Centro Agron\u00f3mico Tropical de Investigaci\u00f3n y Ense\u00f1anza), en el marco del proyecto Transformando el sector ganadero hondure\u00f1o hacia una econom\u00eda baja en carbono (MAF-Ganader\u00eda-HN), desarroll\u00f3 del 4 al 8 de agosto en Comayagua, Honduras, el primer taller de &hellip; 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