To establish agroforestry systems under organic management using native species of trees and vegetables, including soil conservation techniques and the rescue of endangered tree species, at three communities of the San Marcos province.
This project will establish tree nurseries at the 5 participating communities, soil conservation techniques and native vegetable species to conform agroforestry systems which production will be commercialized on an organized manner. The organization have included co-financing by SHARE International to provide funds to secure the system maintanance for a three year period after SGP support ends to secure project sustainability.
Training activities include both organic farming methods and commercialization capacities strengthening. The native species are: Persea americana mill, pinus tecunumais and abeas guatemalensis.