Component 1. Research and Validation. Activities:

• Effectsofcroppruningontheyieldsandpostharvestqualityofindeterminatebellpepper.CostaRica,Nicaragua,DominicanRepublic,Honduras.

• Effectsofplantingdensitiesontheyieldsandpostharvestqualityofindeterminatebellpepper.CostaRica,Nicaragua,DominicanRepublic,Honduras.

• Influenceofsunprotectantsontheyieldsandpostharvestqualityofindeterminatebellpepper.CostaRica,Nicaragua,DominicanRepublic,Honduras.

• Determinationofdailyirrigationprogramsforindeterminatebellpepperproduction.CostaRica,Honduras.

• Surveyofirrigationprogramsforindeterminatebellpepperproductionunderprotectivestructures.DominicanRepublic.

PROTECTED AGRICULTURE INFORMATION NETWORK

for CENT�L AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN

PAINet

BielinskiM.Santos,TeresaP.Salamé,MaricruzRamírez-Sánchez,CraigD.Stanley,JackE.Rechcigl,HennerA.Obregón-Olivas,JessieE.Inestroza,MaríaG.Cuevas,MarcoV.Sáenz,Jean-RobertEstime.

Component 2. Education, Cooperation and Communication. Activities:

• Trainingstakeholders,growersandscientistsonmanagementofvegetablesunderprotectivestructures.CostaRica,Nicaragua,DominicanRepublic,Honduras,Haiti(astrainees).

• Elaborationofoutreachdocumentsandelectronicmediaonmanagementofvegetablesunderprotectivestructures(Extension/outreacharticles,educationalvideosandonefree-accesswebpageanddatabase).Nicaragua,DominicanRepublic,USA(Florida).

• Creationandorganizationofthe“ProtectedAgricultureInformationNetworkforCentralAmericaandtheCaribbean(PAINET)”(Createdonefunctional,free-of-charge,information,educationandmarket-knowledgeexchangenetworkamongallparticipatingcountries:CostaRica,Nicaragua,DominicanRepublic,Honduras,Haiti,Florida-USA).

Theimplementationofthisprojectwilllikelyimpact:a)thecurrentproductionpractices,b)theeducationalleveloftheparticipantsandstakeholders,c)furtherintegrationofwomeninagribusiness,andd)thelong-termfutureoftheprotectedagriculturevegetableindustryintheregion.

GoalThemaingoaloftheproject"ImprovingFruitPostharvestQualitythroughBestManagementPracticesforPerishableVegetableProductioninProtectiveStructuresinNicaragua,Haiti,Honduras,DominicanRepublicandCostaRica"istoimplementtechnologiestoenhancebellpepperfruityieldsandpostharvestqualityandtodevelopacomprehensiveeducationandresearchnetworkforprotectedagricultureinformationexchangeamongdevelopingcountriesinCentralAmericaandtheCaribbean.

Outreach documents and electronic media

PAINET: The Protected Agriculture Information Network for Central America

and the Caribbean

Principal Investigator: BielinskiM.Santos.GulfCoastResearchandEducationCenter,IFAS,UniversityofFlorida.Co-principal Investigators: TeresaP.Salamé-Donoso,MaricruzRamírez-Sánchez,CraigD.StanleyJackE.Rechcigl.GCREC,IFAS,UniversityofFlorida.

HennerA.Obregón-Olivas.AgropecuariaSanAntonio,ResearchCenter,Tecolostote,Nicaragua.JessieE.Inestroza.CorporaciónDinant,Comayagua,Honduras.MariaG.Cuevas.InstitutoDominicanodeInvestigacionesAgropecuariasyForestales,SantoDomingo,DominicanRepublic.MarcoV.Sáenz.LaboratoriodeTecnologíaPoscosecha,CIA,UniversidaddeCostaRica,SanJose,CostaRica.Jean-RobertEstime.ProjectHaitiWINNER,Petion-Ville,Haiti.

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