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The community climate network, a strategy for technology transfer and interaction with young farmers in Boyacá
The Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia - UNAD supports the comprehensive development of small farmers in Boyacá through accompaniment, research and technology transfer processes. Since 2015, participatory research work has been carried out with rural communities in the Cormechoque River micro-basin, in which strategies are designed to increase the sustainability and resilience of family farming vis-a-vis climate change, including the implementation of the Community Network of Climate Stations. This network, operated by the community itself, consists of five stations located in peasant agro-ecosystems in the basin, which record and store information on the main climatological variables, which supports the planning of agricultural activities. The objective was to develop the capacity of young farmers to manage climate information in the micro-watershed by sensitizing and educating young people from different villages on the principles of agroclimatology and management of the community climate network. This allowed young farmers to lead the process of adapting agriculture to climate change within their communities, and also provided a practice scenario for UNAD students.