Innovations for Horticulture in Protected Areas in Tropical Environments: Sustainable Intensification Option of Family Farming in the Context of Climate Change in LAC

Among the main results obtained to date is the diagnosis of value chains, mapping of relevant actors, limitations, and advantages of the production chain in each prioritized region, identification of production alternatives according to supply and demand for production chains, and Agroclimatic characterization of pilot sites necessary for the modeling and simulation of structures for Colombia, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. With the information in each region, four greenhouse prototype models and four mesh house prototype models were simulated and designed for a protected environment horticulture system in each country.

Meanwhile, the agronomic and physiological behavior of 35 materials from 9 horticultural species under each structure has been evaluated, comparing them with open field production, generating technological recommendations especially in tomato, lettuce, paprika, chili and cucumber species.

The project in its knowledge management component has carried out 60 events, of which 14 were held virtually and 3,978 people have been trained in horticultural production issues under protected conditions, of which 1,295 are producers and 46.7% women.