Project Description
Smallholder farmers in Latin America can benefit from adopting an approach to food production that considers the environmental, social, and economic impacts on communities and contributes to food security. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Brazil. Our Cooperator Centro de Estudos e Promoção da Agricultura de Grupo (CEPAGRO) works with grantee partners throughout Latin America to develop a collaborative network of farmers and a learning platform to share training opportunities and best practices in sustainable agriculture. CEPAGRO is also supporting the organic production and waste management activities of smallholder farmers, indigenous, Afro-Brazilian communities, and Venezuelan migrants in Santa Catarina, Brazil; and promoting recovery and resilience to COVID-19 in urban and rural areas.
Project Amendments
Project: | Location: | Years active: | IAF grant funding: | Counterpart commitment: | Direct beneficiaries: | Indirect beneficiaries: | Program areas: |
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Knowledge in Practice: sharing agroecological knowledge throughout Latin America | Brazil | 2016 – 2023 | $779,806 | $668,286 | 1,000 individuals | 40,000 individuals | sustainable agriculture and food security leadership and education |
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