Project for management of coffee agroindustry by-products in El Carmen Villa Seca, Retalhuleu
OBJECTIVES:
To diminish environmental pollution on the Empresa Asociativa Campesina El Carmen Villa Seca environment and related river efluents, through the management of liquid and solid by-products of the coffee agroindustry.
This project will allow the Empresa Campesina to build and install of basic infrastructure (decanter, sedimentation ponds, oxygenation ones, a set of filters and artificial waterfalls) in order to diminish chemical demand of oxygen, the official parameter for water pollution, in 80% on the first year of implementation of the project.
Additionally the coffee pulp, main solid pollutant will be separated, deposited on a cover ditch and biologically treated with earthworms to produce organic fertilizer for their coffee plantations.
To diminish environmental pollution on the Empresa Asociativa Campesina El Carmen Villa Seca environment and related river efluents, through the management of liquid and solid by-products of the coffee agroindustry.
This project will allow the Empresa Campesina to build and install of basic infrastructure (decanter, sedimentation ponds, oxygenation ones, a set of filters and artificial waterfalls) in order to diminish chemical demand of oxygen, the official parameter for water pollution, in 80% on the first year of implementation of the project.
Additionally the coffee pulp, main solid pollutant will be separated, deposited on a cover ditch and biologically treated with earthworms to produce organic fertilizer for their coffee plantations.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Empresa Campesina Asociativa El Carmen Villa Seca
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
International Waters
Grant Amount:
US$ 14,758.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 1,282.05
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 3,846.15
Project Number:
PPS-10-99
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Outstanding. 45 stakeholders are participating on the infrastructure construction. To date (Oct. 2000) it has been finished and is begining to receive and manage the coffee crop by-products for processing.
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SGP Country office contact
Ms Gabriela Estrada
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Address
5a. Avenida 5-55 zona 14, Edificio Europlaza, Torre IV, Nivel 10
Guatemala, 01014
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