Conservation of soils and plants from our community in Caserío San José Santa Rita, Sibinal, San Marcos
OBJECTIVES:
To conserve the soils and native plants of the Tacaná volcano region.
This project consists on a series of training workshops on agroforestry systems with the use of native species of fruit bearing trees and vegetables, use of soil conservation techniques and methods of organic farming, at the community of San José Santa Rita located at the Tacaná volcano, which is a protected area, in order to give productive alternatives that are environmentally friendly.
After the training activities, the project actions will be devoted to establish the agroforestry systems on a total area of 22.85 Hectares.
To conserve the soils and native plants of the Tacaná volcano region.
This project consists on a series of training workshops on agroforestry systems with the use of native species of fruit bearing trees and vegetables, use of soil conservation techniques and methods of organic farming, at the community of San José Santa Rita located at the Tacaná volcano, which is a protected area, in order to give productive alternatives that are environmentally friendly.
After the training activities, the project actions will be devoted to establish the agroforestry systems on a total area of 22.85 Hectares.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Comité Pro - mejoramiento de Caserío San José Santa Rita, SM
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 8,476.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 13,211.43
Project Number:
PPS-20-99
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
38 participants are women that are being trained to achieve better options on decision making positions in their organization.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
All participants are of the Mam ethnic group.
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Ms Gabriela Estrada
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