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Katie Goodall: Report from Nicaragua

By Katie Goodall, Graduate Student, University of Vermont. Posted 4/11/2012 11:32 AM

Posted in: News   Topics: Agroecology and Food Systems, PAR Projects, Partner Organization Projects,

Katie Goodall, a graduate student at the University of Vermont, is doing CAN-sponsored research on bird diversity on coffee farms that supply coffee for CAN’s AgroEco® Coffee brand!

Two NEW Resources

By Heather Putnam, Associate Director. Posted 1/19/2012 04:03 PM

Posted in: News   Topics: Action Research Initiatives, Agroecology and Food Systems, PAR Projects, Partner Organization Projects,

Two project annual reports have just been uploaded to the Resources section of this website. To learn more about our work in Las Segovias, Nicaragua, read Food Security and Sovereignty in Las Segovias, Nicaragua.

Meet Three CAN Projects and Learn How You Can Help

By Heather Putnam, Associate Director. Posted 12/17/2011 07:46 PM

Posted in: News   Topics: PAR Projects, Partner Organization Projects,

Consider CAN projects for your year-end donations. Your donation will help fund a certification program for small-scale farmers in Chiapas, México. Or, provide support for training programs to develop youth leadership in food security projects and community outreach in central Veracruz State, México.

CAN Nicaragua Scholarship Program sends rural community organizers to school!

By Heather Putnam, Associate Director. Posted 11/21/2011 11:02 AM

Posted in: News   Topics: About CAN, Action Research Initiatives, PAR Projects,

Ten rural community organizers, ranging in age from 19-43 years old, received scholarships through CAN’s Nicaragua Scholarship Fund to continue their education. Scholarships supported them in paying for school fees, materials, transportation, and lunches during the 2011 school year. The fund helped two students attend secondary school, and eight students attend technical school or university.

Nicaragua Food Sovereignty Forum Summary Available

By Heather Putnam, Associate Director. Posted 10/19/2011 09:33 AM

Posted in: News   Topics: About CAN, PAR Projects,

Download a new resource: the summary document (in Spanish) of a Food Security and Sovereignty Exchange and Forum that CAN organized for Green Mountain Coffee Roasting in Nicaragua this past summer (2011).  It was a collective effort with great ideas and contributions from many collaborators that CAN and GMCR have engaged through the years, including: the landscapes of San Ramón and northern Nicaragua, farmers, cooperative

2011 12th International Agroecology Shortcourse Photos

By Heather Putnam, Associate Director of CAN. Posted 7/19/2011 12:06 PM

Posted in: News   Topics: Action Education, Agroecology and Food Systems, Coffee, PAR Projects, Partner Organization Projects,

Visit CAN's facebook page to see The 12th International Agroecology Shortcourse participants in action! The course is now over and it was a huge success. Stay tuned for updates.

Policy Brief

By Heather Putnam, Associate Director of CAN. Posted 7/14/2011 01:58 PM

Posted in: News   Topics: Agroecology and Food Systems, Coffee, PAR Projects, Partner Organization Projects,

CAN is pleased to announce a new series of policy briefs. These easy-to-read documents will be based on in-depth research.

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