Guatemala | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
网页2024年7月3日 · Guatemala ranked as the #16 largest U.S. agricultural export market despite a nine percent decline, mainly due to lower imports of bulk commodities in 2023, reaching $1.6 million. It's crucial to remember that Guatemala, relying on foreign exchange by international trade, remittances, and tourism, is the …
Traditional farming practices are being boosted in Guatemala
网页2022年9月1日 · Every week, half a dozen teenagers and 20-somethings from the local indigenous community, the Maya-Achi, pile into a truck and climb up pothole-ridden roads to reach small farms nestled into the ...
Unique Indigenous Maya food system blends cropping techniques in Guatemala
网页2021年12月15日 · Members of the Maya Ch’orti’ Indigenous communities in Guatemala practice a unique agroforestry system and an intercropping technique seen as one of the best methods in the world of maximizing the different intensities of sunlight and complementing soil fertility.
As drought breeds hunger in Guatemala, farming program aims …
网页2024年8月23日 · Drought and crop failure are a pervasive threat in Guatemala where hunger and malnutrition run rampant, particularly in rural areas - a reality that international aid programs are trying to curb...
Growing opportunity: How supporting Guatemala's farmers keeps …
网页2021年6月7日 · An estimated 50% of the people in Guatemala’s labor force work in agriculture. But they have long lacked access to larger markets for their products, and in recent years they have struggled to produce successful harvests amid increasingly unpredictable weather patterns caused by climate change.
Enhance indigenous agricultural systems to reduce migration
网页2020年2月3日 · The Buena Milpa project, a partnership between Guatemala’s Agricultural Science and Technology Institute (ICTA) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), aims to...
Guatemala: Grain and Feed Annual - USDA Foreign Agricultural …
网页Guatemala: Grain and Feed Annual. Guatemala continues to be a net importer of both yellow corn and rice. Corn area and production in MY2024/2025 are forecast to slightly increase to keep up with increased consumption for both food and feed; the avian sector keeps steady growth at 3-4 percent annually.
Climate Extremes, Food Insecurity, and Migration in Central
网页2021年2月18日 · There is growing evidence that climate extremes are having a devastating impact on agriculture in Central America, affecting the livelihoods of millions of farmers and serving as a driver of ...
Guatemala | Family Farming Knowledge Platform | Food and Agriculture …
网页It is estimated that 70% of Guatemala’s land area goes to agricultural and forestry activities, including family farming and agribusiness. With regard to family farming (FF) it is an ongoing process of reducing the size of farms and to increase in the number of owners of the same, particularly in the areas with less than 7 hectares.
To face climate change, Guatemalan farmers change their ways
网页2019年9月30日 · Farmers in Guatemala are coming to terms with a new climate reality by adopting new farming practices to maximize harvest. Devex reports from the country's Dry Corridor.
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