1. MSc. Laura Ramírez Cartín
INTA, Costa Rica
May 29th
2013
"DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL
CAPACITY ON ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY AND LOW CARBON
AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES”

2. Beneficieries

3. Beneficieries
Leader farmers from communities:
Atlantic Region: Guápiles, La Rita, Guácimo, La
Treresa, Cariari, Sarapiquí, San Bosco.
South Region: San Jerónimo, Bioley, Altamira,
Río Claro, Golfito, Canoas, La Cuesta.
Occidental Region: Los Santos, San Pablo de
León Cortés

4. OBJECTIVES
-Integrating actors
-Knowledge management
-Based on demands
-New disciplines
- Approach of territories
-Respect of gender and
cultures
1. To validate and
transfer technology
and their impact in
carbon footprint
2. To promote
adoption of
thechnologies to
mitigate and adapt
to climate change
3. To promote
farmers as agent of
change to
colaborate in
mitigate climate
changes
¿How?

5. VALIDATE TECHNOLOGIES
•15 technologies are being validating as low carbon
footprint: organoponic, organic agriculture, integrated
farms, biodigestor, low cost agriculture, smart climate
agriculture, terra pretra, biochar, agroforestry.
•6 modules (Vitrinas) implemented, base line (economic,
environmental and social) soil test, carbon inventory.
•Publications in process

6. DEVELOP LOCAL CAPACITIES
•553 trained persons: 450 farmers ans 103 technicians ,
40 % men and 60 % women.
•25 activities as workshops, exchanges, farmers visits.
•PLATICAR Platform as ecosystem of knowledge to
promote knowldege management

7. PROMOTE AGENTS OF CHANGE
•Training trainers: 25 farmers
•Youth and GECO´s
•TIC: Information and comunication technologies
•Group List to share experiencies: aci@platicar.go.cr
•Communities of practice

8. THANK
YOU...