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 New Grants
Equipo de Consultoría en Agricultura Orgánica (ECAO)
$286,055 to undertake a three-year project to increase the food production and income of 200 small-scale farmers. ECAO will provide technical assistance, training and marketing services. Each farmer trained will train three additional farmers, thereby increasing the impact of the project. ECAO will also offer training to eight farmer organizations and make small loans to their members for adding value to their production through processing, selling in volume and reaching new markets. (GT-271)
Fundación para el Desarrollo y Fortalecimiento de las Organizaciones de Base (FUNDEBASE)
$225,500 over three years, to increase the food security of approximately 220 low-income rural families through training and technical assistance in soil and water conservation, organic agriculture, crop diversification, and marketing, and to strengthen five grassroots organizations with more than 600 members. FUNDEBASE will disseminate its food security methodology in partnership with municipal governments and Guatemala's Ministry of Agriculture. (GT-272)
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