Tropical Agriculture is Our Business

Technical Assistance

Tropical agriculture is the main core of MIAT's technical expertise. MIAT's specific areas of technical assistance include:

• Planning, execution, implementation, and monitoring of agricultural projects.
• Development of soil, water, and crop management strategies for sustained and improved production of tropical crops. Crops include maize, rice, potato, sweet potato, taro, cassava, beans, soybeans, peanuts, cowpeas, vegetables, ornamentals, and others.
• Development of strategies for the management and conservation of tropical soils.
• Assessment of environmental impacts of development projects and development of mechanisms for attenuation and/or remediation.
• Organization and development of symposia, seminars, workshops, and training programs in both Spanish and English.
• Publication of books, scientific papers, technical reports, and training materials.
• Technical assistance in lawn and garden management and urban agriculture.

Contact us at manrique@lava.net for more information on MIAT's technical assistance. MIAT welcomes communication with farmers, agriculturalists, agronomists, decision makers, extension workers, and students.