| Location: | Nicaragua | Term of Cooperation: OCT 2021 |
| Implementing Organizations: | PICA along with relevant agricultural institutions (IPSA, INTA, MEFCCA, MAG), Nicaraguan ministry of health | SDG:   |
| Background: | PICA launched agricultural cooperation programs in Nicaragua in more than 10 fields and now is focusing on fields of veterinary and lab services, livestock improvement, Aquaponics, greenhouses management and vegetable production. All these programs are strategic to transfer the knowledge to the maximum number of agricultural engineers, veterinarians, and agricultural entrepreneurs in the widest geographical location possible. Moreover, PICA has launched a health scoliosis (Orthopedic pediatric program) Which has conducted 4 scoliosis surgeries and will proceed with lots more beginning next year, the surgeries are funded by palestinian-nicaraguan business men, implemented by PICA and supported by the Nicaraguan embassy | |
| Purpose: | increase productivity, profitability, and improved nutrition and contribute to food security while complying with Nicaraguan national agricultural strategies, needs and gaps. Good Health and Wellbeing of Nicaraguan people through introducing new Nicaraguan public health services which for the first time implement such surgeries in the public hospitals. | |
| Outputs: | 1- Transfer the relevant knowledge to more than 345 Agricultural engineers, veterinarians and agricultural entrepreneurs. (Total) 2- Institutionalize some agricultural services and contribute to Nicaraguan agricultural strategies to transfer the knowledge to their staff, which are now adopted nationally in programs and projects. 3- 3-more than 15 aquaponics units (individual and NFT) established in different agricultural institutions. 4- Rehabilitate and coach labs staff ( 20 agricultural engineers and veterinarians) including the central lab and some other national labs 5- More 150,000 artificial insemination trial were made after starting our cooperation | |
| Activities: | 1- Four agricultural programs with more than 50 credit hours that trained more than 95 2- Establish prototypes and educational units for greenhouses and aquaponics university of agriculture (20+) 3- distribute tools, gadgets and equipment for breeds improvement units and veterinarian labs (50+) 4- meetings and prospects to launch triangular cooperation with international organizations in the different fields | |
| Working Framework: | Agriculture development program 2021 | |
| Beneficiaries: | Agricultural engineers who work in the governmental agricultural institutions (so far more than 345 staff) • IPSA • INTA • MEFCCA • MAG • INPESCA • Agricultural entrepreneurs • UNA (the governmental agricultural university) |