Training and development organic coffee plantations in Academia Comercial San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta, San Marcos.
ADISRA is a young organization composed by coffee growers that want to avoid the traditional practices of cultivation based on agrochemical. Additionally they have been planting their coffee under natural forest shade which is habitat for resident and migratory birds and local wildlife. They depend heavily on native deciduous trees for their plantation?s soil and have conserve this natural forest, mainly for this purpose. Project objectives are: to facilitate the participation of the local communities on the change from traditional agrochemical dependent coffee plantations to organic ones through the promotion and use of a revolving credits fund, to train local coffee growers on the new technologies needed for such changes, to educate local people on the importance of natural forests for their plantation and for biodiversity conservation.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Asociación de Desarrollo Integral San Rafael
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 9,611.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 3,001.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 6,875.00
Project Number:
PPS-05-97
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Outstanding. Demonstrates the feasibility of transform coffee plantations to organic management, with active participation of 60 stakeholders from 3 communities, on small farmers plots located on a international shared watershed.
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Ms Gabriela Estrada
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