Vanilla and Turmeric - Job Creation in Nicaragua
Bright Futures, Doselva, employment, Nicaragua, Economic Development Bright Futures, Doselva, employment, Nicaragua, Economic Development

Vanilla and Turmeric - Job Creation in Nicaragua

Smallholder livelihoods across Central America are threatened by extreme weather, warmer average temperatures, and a longer dry season related to climate change. Many of the smallholder farmers we work with in Central America depend on coffee for a major share of their income, but with prices at 15-year lows, coffee is currently being harvested at a loss and rural incomes have plummeted.

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How Can We Reduce Migration Out of Central America?
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, indigenous, Nicaragua, sustainable development, Economic Development Guest User El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, indigenous, Nicaragua, sustainable development, Economic Development Guest User

How Can We Reduce Migration Out of Central America?

Last week on Colorado Public Radio, I heard about a Pew Research Center study on U.S. immigration from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras — an area known as the Northern Triangle. The study shows that while annual immigration to the U.S. from Mexico fell by 5% after the Great Recession, migration from the Northern Triangle rose by almost 30% during that same period.

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