Nicaragua

Milton Octavio
Castillo Soza

rural development Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Genetic improvement Postharvest Seeds Bean Corn Genetic resources Marketing and markets

Biography

Nicaraguan by profession Industrial Engineer with Masters in Business Administration and Management, also studies in Project Management, Territorial Economic Development, Total Quality, Business Logistics, International Trade and Business Extensionism; with 20 years of experience in socio-economic development in rural and urban communities, specifically in the topics of the agro-industrial cooperative sector, small and medium-sized urban and rural enterprises, development of supply chains in value chains, mainstreaming the following approaches to community economic development: (i) microfinance, (ii) gender equity, (iii) climate change and (iv) food security.

Fellow researchers

Nicaragua

Mario Zelaya

livestock Agricultural systems Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Genetic improvement Postharvest Seeds
Costa Rica

Rein van der Hoek

natural resources Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Genetic improvement Postharvest Productive systems Rural Extension Seeds Territorial development
Nicaragua

Mario Israel Cruz Gutiérrez

livestock Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Genetic improvement Postharvest Seeds
Nicaragua

Marcos Machado

rural development Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Genetic improvement Postharvest Seeds
Honduras

Dennis Joel Irias Valerio

Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Genetic improvement Postharvest Seeds
Nicaragua

Miguel Obando

rural development Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Genetic improvement Postharvest Seeds
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)