Think tank

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza

Tropical Agronomic Centre for Research and Teaching ‒ CATIE

Turrialba, Costa Rica

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The Tropical Agronomic Centre for Research and Teaching (CATIE) is a regional centre dedicated to research and graduate education in agriculture, and the management, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.catie.ac.cr

Address:
CATIE 7170, Cartago, Turrialba 30501 Costa Rica

Country:
Costa Rica

Sub-region:
Central America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Education Environment/Natural resources/ Energy Food/Agriculture Gender Governance/Transparency Trade/Economics/Finance
Geographics of focus
Brazil,Guatemala,Mexico,Nicaragua,Colombia,Paraguay,Washington,Costa Rica,Bolivia,Honduras,El Salvador,Panama,Dominican Republic,Belize,Venezuela
Operating languages
English , Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1973
Age (years)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 48
Costa Rica average
 41
Global average
 30
Leadership
Leader(s) (2017): Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim (General Director)
Leader gender: Male

Social

Facebook
Likes (2021)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 51,881
Costa Rica average
 33,501
Global average
 31,384
Likes (2019)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 44,606
Likes (2017)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 32,164
Twitter
Followers (2021)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 3,471
Costa Rica average
 3,779
Global average
 18,429
Followers (2019)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 2,783
Followers (2018)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 2,435
YouTube
Subscribers (2021)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 1,930
Costa Rica average
 1,942
Global average
 5,254
Subscribers (2019)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 1,180
Subscribers (2017)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 334
Instagram
Followers (2019)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
 4,858
Costa Rica average
 3,519
Global average
 8,272

Data notes

Last updated: 14/10/2017
Boundary organization (find out more): Yes
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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