Data collection and commodity selection for agricultural technologies networks in Central America and Panama

Grant under Program Development and Support Project 5960000 to the Interamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) to: (1) collect production, socioeconomic, and other data in order to develop a conceptual framework for selecting commodities to be included in an agricultural technology networking effort in Central America; and (2) consult with participating countries to define a networking mechanism to further develop and integrate the research and technology transfer activities of the region"s national agricultural research systems.