Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)

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The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) is a regional center dedicated to research and graduate education in agriculture, and the management, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Its members include Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the State of Acre in Brazil.

CATIE is an actor in the Agriculture initaitive.

Find out more about the organisation on its website.

CCAC activities

Activity | Agriculture

Costa Rica | Ongoing

Costa Rica: Enhancing NDC amitions with mitigation in the agriculture sector

Costa Rica’s livestock sector is responsible for 28% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. In its Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) on Livestock, Costa Rica aims to scale up...

Workstream | Agriculture

Ongoing

Livestock and manure management

Poor manure management practices are common on much of the world’s farms, as farmers lack awareness about the value of livestock manure as a fertilizer and fuel. Manure is often disposed of in piles...

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Related resources

2019 | Event Documents

COP25 Side Event: Advancing Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Systems

Program for an official UNFCCC COP25 side event organized by New Zealand, FAO, CATIE and the CCAC.

Date: Wednesday 11 December

Time: 18.30-20.00,...

2019 | Event Documents

COP25: Advancing Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Systems

Program for an official UNFCCC COP25 side event organized by the CCAC, New Zealand, FAO, and CATIE. The event will launch a new paper produced by WRI, Oxfam, and the Climate and Clean Air...