Center for Experimentation and Training in Alternatives for Management of the Cerrado and Living with the Drought in the Upper Jequitinhonha Valley
Centro de Experimentação e Formatação em Alternativas de Manejo do Cerrado e Convivência com a Seca do Alto Jequitinhonha
Centro de Experimentação e Formatação em Alternativas de Manejo do Cerrado e Convivência com a Seca do Alto Jequitinhonha
During this project's execution, an alternative technology center for dealing with drought and desertification will be implemented with the objective of capacity building for young adults and women from rural families to recover, through the work of these young adults, four sources of rivers that run through communities in the area and form the Araçuaí River sub-basin. A plant nursery, a creole seed bank, and a honey house will be implemented and 8 small dams will be built. Training and capacity building for 30 multiplying agents will take place for dissemintation of the project's results.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Rurais de Minas Novas
Country:
Brazil
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 32,182.86
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 5,505.76
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 6,060.79
Project Number:
BRA/04/26
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Families living near the springs to be recovered during the project will have more water available for production of food and will not destroy the Cerrado in order to feed themselves.
Notable Community Participation
The Minas Novas Rural Workers' Union's directors participated in the preparation of the project, which will be executed in its entirety by the smallholders.
SGP Country office contact
Ms. Jessica Pedreira
Phone:
55-61-3327-8085
Fax:
55-61-3327-8085
Email:
Terena Peres de Castro
Email:
Address
SHCGN CLR Quadra 709 Bloco E Loja 38
Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70.750-515
Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70.750-515
Country Website
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