A network of collaboration and partnerships
2005 ©IFPRI/Reinhold Muschler
Greenhouse tomatoes in GuatemalaIn carrying out its research agenda, IFPRI’s Central America program works in close collaboration with national and regional research institutes and ministries, as well as with international organizations working on issues related to poverty and economic growth, trade, natural resource management, and governance in the region. Close interaction with local researchers and policymakers is key to understanding Central America’s challenges and policy formulation process.
Main Research Partners in Central America
- Central American Academy (Costa Rica) – Academía de Centroamérica
- Central American Council of Ministers of Agriculture – Consejo Agropecuario Centroamericano y Consejo Regional de Cooperación Agrícola – CAC
- Central American and Panama Institute for Nutrition – Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panama - INCAP (Guatemala)
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe – ECLAC
- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture – Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura - IICA (Costa Rica)
- Panamerican Health Organization - Organización Panamericana para la Salud - PHO
- Regional Unit for Technical Assistance – Unidad Regional de Asistencia Técnica - RUTA (Costa Rica)
- Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development - Fundación Salvadoreña para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (El Salvador)
- University of Central America - Universidad de Centroamérica (Nicaragua)
- University of Landivar - Universidad Raflael Landívar (Guatemala)
- Zamorano Panamerican School of Agriculture - Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Zamorano (Honduras)