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Protected
Agriculture Information Network (PAINet) |
Red
de Información sobre Agricultura Protegida |
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What is PAINet?
It is
an information network developed by the Horticultural
Program of the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center of
the University of Florida. The network offers free access to
growers, researchers, crop advisors, and industries in
Florida, Central America and the Caribbean.
Documents
(in English)
Slides
(in PDF)
Extension documents (in PDF)
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¿Qué es PAINet?
Es la red información sobre agricultura protegida desarrollada por el Programa de
Horticultura del Gulf Coast Research and Education Center de la
Universidad de Florida. La red es de acceso libre y está conformada por
productores, investigadores y extensionistas de Florida, América
Central y el Caribe.
Más información sobre PAINet (en PDF).
Documentos (en Español)
Presentaciones y diapositivas (en PDF)
Documentos de
extensión (en PDF)
Videos (en
Windows Media Player)
Boletines
electrónicos (en PDF)
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Other
International Cooperation Agreements &
Research Partners |
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AgroGestion International Consulting, Nicaragua.
- Scope of
the agreement.
- Establishing cooperative efforts in vegetable
crop, integrated pest control, soil and water, and horticultural
crop management research, as well as enhancing the exchange of
in-service training of researchers and extensionists, and
graduate students.
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Coordinators: Bielinski M. Santos (GCREC-UF) and Henner Obregon
(AgroGestion).
- Current and
past research projects.
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September 2006: In-service training on "Research Methods in
Agriculture", Matagalpa, Nicaragua, offered to 35
researchers and extensionists.
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November 2006: In-service training on "Technical Writing and
Presentations", Managua, Nicaragua, offered to 25
researchers and extensionists.
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2007-08: Field studies at Sebaco, Nicaragua to determine: a)
effect of sulfur fertilization on tomato and pepper; b)
influence of commercial fertilizer sources on tomato yields;
and c) effect of sun scalding protectants on tomato and
pepper yields.
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Dominican Institute for Agricultural and Forestry Research (IDIAF),
Dominican Republic.
- Scope of
the agreement.
- In
October 2005, Drs. Jack E. Rechcigl (GCREC Director) and
Bielinski M. Santos traveled to the Dominican Republic to agree
on a “Letter of Intent” with the Minister of Agriculture and the
Executive Director of IDIAF, which seeks to establish
cooperative efforts in vegetable crop, integrated pest control,
soil and water, and horticultural crop management research, as
well as enhancing the exchange of in-service training of
researchers and extensionists, and graduate students.
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Coordinators: Bielinski M. Santos (GCREC-UF) and Ramon Arbona (IDIAF).
- Current and
past research projects.
- Since
November 2006: "Organic Fertilization of Banana", Principal
Investigator: Henry A. Ricardo.
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June-October 2006: IDIAF provided computer, video editing,
and web designing support to build the Horticultural Program
webpage, to prepare institutional videos, and to train GCREC
personnel on GPS/GIS.
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Costarrican Institute for Agricultural Research and Extension (INTA),
Costa Rica.
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Current and past research projects.
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Acknowledgements: The authors appreciate the partial financial
support of the Hort CRSP, US-AID. |
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