Endangered vegetables and tubers recovery, combined with native fruit trees in Aldea Nuevo Chuatuj, Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango. (Over two years)
To provide access to technical advise and training in organic cultivation techniques to rescue locally threatened species of edible plants and tubers, and at the same time combine the plantations with native fruit producing trees.
The resulting agroforestry system will allow the participants to have short, medium and long term agricultural production that will be organized in a manner to secure income to give project sustainability.
The resulting agroforestry system will allow the participants to have short, medium and long term agricultural production that will be organized in a manner to secure income to give project sustainability.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Asociación de Campesinos de Chuatuj
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 18,177.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 23,628.67
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 12,486.99
Project Number:
PPS-09-2000
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
30 women are participating actively in project activities.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
All participants belong to the k'iché ethnic group.
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SGP Country office contact
Ms Gabriela Estrada
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Guatemala, 01014
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