What is participatory plant breeding? It’s farmer-led innovation
January 16, 2021 11:07 am Leave your thoughtsComplex farming systems need more than one-size-fits-all solutions.
Categories for Nicaragua
The Government of Canada supports SeedChange with $2.6 million to prevent a food crisis in Latin America
November 9, 2020 4:16 pm Leave your thoughtsSince August, SeedChange has been delivering a $2.6 million emergency food security response program in the Dry Corridor of Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, funded by the Government of Canada.
Donors respond to emergency need in Nicaragua
September 30, 2020 10:41 am Leave your thoughtsIn May, we turned to SeedChange supporters to raise emergency funds for Nicaragua.
Supporting COVID-19 recovery means supporting farmers everywhere.
September 11, 2020 9:39 pm Leave your thoughts“Our local seed varieties are ours and we must protect them.” Community seed banks can... View Article
A seed farmer’s reflections on COVID-19: “Until this year I’d never been called a hero”
July 16, 2020 7:48 am Leave your thoughtsAs a farmer I’ve always felt my job was important, but up until this year I’d never been called a hero.
UPDATE: Help a farmer avoid a food crisis
May 14, 2020 1:57 pm Leave your thoughtsWe must act now to prevent a major food crisis in Central America in the wake of COVID-19.
Help a farmer avoid a food crisis
May 5, 2020 2:06 am Leave your thoughtsMake sure the global health crisis does not become a food crisis.
Women seed change: Gender equality starts with recognizing women’s work
November 18, 2019 6:02 pm Leave your thoughtsIn the Global South, a majority of women are farmers.
Irania is breaking glass ceilings in Nicaragua
November 18, 2019 4:44 pm Leave your thoughtsIrania is a strong advocate and inspiration for rural women and youth across Nicaragua.
Safeguarding community seed diversity in Central America
November 4, 2019 6:39 pm Leave your thoughtsWith biodiversity declining at a tremendous rate, it will take everyone working together to safeguard what is left.
Rural youth are finding meaningful work close to home in Nicaragua
October 1, 2019 12:22 pm Leave your thoughtsYouth cooperatives give young farmers the support they need to flourish. And seeds give them hope for the future.
Disappearing corn: Making tortillas without the main ingredient
September 30, 2019 5:26 pm Leave your thoughtsClimate change makes growing corn in parts of Central America near impossible. So these farmers are turning to something else.
MPs visit our Seeds of Survival program in Nicaragua
February 5, 2018 3:58 pm Leave your thoughtsFour Members of Parliament left a frosty Canadian January and headed to western Nicaragua.