Organic agriculture with the use of native crops of broad beans, potatoes, guicoy and ayotes in Cantón Tuichapsé, Aldea Cunlaj, Tacaná, San Marcos
Organic agriculture with the use of native crops of broad beans, potatoes, guicoy and ayotes in Cantón Tuichapsé, Aldea Cunlaj, Tacaná, San Marcos
40 women and 26 men work in this project in the organic cultivation of broad beans, potatoes, native pumkin and pumkin, ( slanum tuberosum L, phaseisyks, ccucubirta moschata Duch. ex prior and cucubirta pepo L.)besides the collective implementation of a forestall nursery, and with such purpose the alder, white pine and reddish pine seeds will be recollected.

For project sustainability, one section will be designed to sow seeds, another for consumption, and the other for commercialization. This proposed plan will solve food and economic problems. Besides, through reforestation, the use of organic agriculture and the preservation of soil, the diminishing of soil erosion will be achieved, as well as preservation of water sources.

For the success of this project people will get trained on issues such as soil preservation, production and management of organic crops, production and management of forestall nurseries, and their commercialization.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Consejo Comunitario de Desarrollo Cantón Tuichapsé
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 17,114.25
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 9,261.54
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 18,196.15
Project Number:
GUA/04/11
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
All participants are Mam ethnic group. This group presented the project in new special form for indigenuos people and woman
Capacity - Building Component
All participants are training in organic agriculture and gender.
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