Definition of Mesoamerican Development Institute

Mesoamerican Development Institute (MDI) is a nongovernmental organization with offices in Honduras and Lowell, Massachusetts. MDI specializes in technology transfer and market development; introducing renewable energy innovations for agro-productive industry to increase value and restore environments in rural Mesoamerica. MDI co-manages Pico Pijol National Park and Montaña de Yoro National Park and is the proponent of the Yoro Biological Corridor Initiative. MDI’s programs:

Increase sustainability in the coffee industry
Increase support for Honduran coffee farmers
Increase development in forest-friendly farming systems
Build local capacity to support carbon-neutral production and processing

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Yoro Biological Corridor – Report #2

Posted on January 10, 2022August 6, 2024 by merchantsofgreencoffee — Leave a comment

This Yoro Biological Corridor Meeting Report marks a historical point in the Corridor’s development, as it finalized the legal framework to implement the progressive model

Cafe Solar Awarded Scientific Funding

Posted on October 6, 2021March 20, 2024 by merchantsofgreencoffee — Leave a comment

National Science Foundation (NSF) to Fund Multi-Disciplinary Research of the “Yoro Model” behind Cafe Solar®– processing with renewable energy solar dryer technology and forest restoring method of coffee cultivation