Purdue University/Cornell University/Escuela Agrícola Panamericana (Zamorano)
Higher Education Partners for Development in Honduras
State:
Indiana
Country:
Honduras
Award Date:
1998
Award Amount:
$100,000.00
Cost Share:
$637,335.00
Other Funds:
$375,000.00
Other Partners:
Southern Jamaica Plains Health Center (Boston); University of Illinois; North Carolina State University; U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service; International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Costa Rica)
The partners developed an integrated program of education, applied research, and outreach activities to address critical needs in microenterprise development, natural resource management, community-based development, and higher education. Among other significant accomplishments, the partnership translated a pork producers handbook; developed training materials for poultry production; developed a strategic plan for agrotourism in the Yeguare Valley region; backstopped technical needs in pest management; presented a course on tropical agriculture and sustainable development at Zamorano; and developed a distance-learning course on plant propagation. The partners created 18 working groups, all of which completed their objectives, and several—most notably the tourism and health groups—took advantage of opportunities to continue their work beyond the award period, including $250,000 from USAID to provide support for the Hurricane Mitch recovery effort.