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 New Grants
Asociación de Professionales Agropecuarias Ngobe-Bugle (APANB)
$167,538 over three years. APANB will undertake a project in 26 communities in the Mirono district in the comarca, or indigenous territory, of Nedrin in central Panama, directed at improving the production, processing and marketing of organic coffee and at promoting conservation of natural forest resources. APANB will utilize demonstration plots and establish coffee seedling nurseries, expand the use of processing/drying equipment, and publish educational materials in its effort to carry out this program benefiting 700 members of the indigenous Ngobe community. (PN-272)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Integral de Kuna Yala (IDIKY)
$174,593 over 18 months. IDIKY will undertake a community resource assessment project training more than 1,000 members of the Kuna communities to document resource areas for farming, hunting, fishing and collection of forest resources in their territories along with physical characteristics. The maps produced will present precise and detailed information on the use of the region's natural resources and will become the basis of a resource management plan for current and future generations. (PN-271)
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