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On Sunday October 5th, Jennifer Brito, Haley Kirk, and six women from the community Santa Fe La Presa woke up bright and early to participate in the Agroecology and Nutrition Fair held by the Catholic Health Ministry in Retalhuleu. The event took place in the central park in front of the Catholic Church and ran…

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 Nine organizations both national and international came together with Semilla Nueva’s farmers and their families at the first National Farmer Conference at the Semilla Nueva Experimental and Training Center Wednesday, October 29th.

Nine national and international organizations met with Semilla Nueva farmers and their families at the First National Conference, which took place in the experimental and training field on Wednesday, October 29.

Over the past three years, Rotary International has played a key role in the success of Semilla Nueva. In 2013 Semilla Nueva became a recipient of a Rotary Global Grant thanks to the collaboration of more than 13 clubs in Guatemala and the United States. This grant provided us with $60,000 to support sustainable agriculture…

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INTRODUCCIÓN AL COMITÉ NACIONAL DE BIOFORTIFICACIÓN Necesidad de unir esfuerzos Aproximadamente la mitad de los niños en Guatemala sufren desnutrición crónica . La mayoría de ellos pertenecen a las comunidades rurales. En dichas comunidades el consumo de alimentos  industriales se mantiene en un nivel bajo. Por esa razón, los cultivos biofortificados representan una gran oportunidad…

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¿Cómo podemos crear alimentos  más nutritivos para toda la población­?   Alimentos como el arroz, camote, papa, yuca, maíz y frijol.   En nuestro primer boletín del Comité Nacional de Biofortificación presentamos a los investigadores guatemaltecos del Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología (ICTA) quienes dirigen el desarrollo de cultivares biofortificados en Guatemala. A continuación se presentan  los perfiles de…

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Tuvimos la oportunidad de conversar con Dr. Elias Raymundo Raymundo actual Gerente General del Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícola (ICTA) acerca de la reunión número 60 del PCCMCA, que se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad de Guatemala este año 2015.

Can you believe we’re already half way through the year? Neither can we. Check out the photoblog we’ve put together to review our year so far in photos.

Malnutrition and the Potential of QPM in Guatemala In Semilla Nueva’s communities, only 1 out of every 2 children is malnourished. The word “only” sounds disturbing in that sentence, but 50% sounds like a reasonable figure when compared to 70%, or the percentage of children that face chronic malnutrition within rural indigenous communities in Guatemala….

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The walls of the Semilla Nueva office are lined with photos of the various “generations” of the organization –a pictorial view of the people and projects that have been part of our journey. Scanning through them evokes many of the same reactions as looking at one’s own childhood photo album – both feelings of pride as to…

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