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Trade and Partnership Agreement for Local Coffee and Biofuel Production

The Fair Trade coffee producing organization, Cooperative COMISUYL, and neighboring farmer-owned biofuel producers, Biocombustibles de Yoro, S.A. (BYSA), and entered a cooperative agreement to support the transition to locally supplied…

RichFebruary 11, 2013

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Crowd Funding for Biodiversity Research — UMass Researcher Brett Bailey

Thank you to those that supported the successful fundraising effort on Petridish. Brett is in the field leading this season's effort in Honduras. What if we could produce coffee in…

RichNovember 9, 2012

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MDI Training Program for Cooperative COMISUYL and Banking Sector Seminar with Support from Fair Trade International

With support from Fair Trade International (FLO Central America) and the government of Ireland (Irish Aid) to Cooperative COMISUYL, MDI and its partners are providing training for the young men…

RichSeptember 23, 2012

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Participation in the North American Ornithological Conference

In August, nearly 1500 scientists from 24 countries gathered in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia for the fifth North American Ornithological Conference. A central focus of the conference…

RichSeptember 7, 2012

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UMass, University of Honduras Partner on Science and Engineering

Honduras Weekly The main goal of this consortium is to define and discuss specific collaborative research areas and education programs within each institution,” says Lee, who is director of UMass…

RichApril 16, 2012

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Central American Universities and UMass Lowell to open Research Center

TICO Times 9 April 2012 The University of Massachusetts Lowell, in the United States, in cooperation with the nongovernmental organization Mesoamerican Development Institute, this week signed a memorandum of understanding…

RichApril 9, 2012

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UMass Awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant

Recognizing the importance of this inter-American partnership, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a two-year $45,300 grant to get the project going. Initial seed funding was provided by UMass…

RichApril 4, 2012

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Boston Globe Article on Cafe Solar

Coffee process taps the sun’s energy 17 October 2011 The typical American drinks three cups of coffee a day, but the average Joe doesn’t know much about his morning cup.…

RichOctober 17, 2011

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Trade and Partnership Agreement for Local Coffee and Biofuel Production

Crowd Funding for Biodiversity Research — UMass Researcher Brett Bailey

MDI Training Program for Cooperative COMISUYL and Banking Sector Seminar with Support from Fair Trade International

Participation in the North American Ornithological Conference

UMass, University of Honduras Partner on Science and Engineering

Central American Universities and UMass Lowell to open Research Center

UMass Awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant

Boston Globe Article on Cafe Solar

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