Ecuador: Social enterprises, youth & women at the service of associations & farmers for the improvement of sustainable production and the defense of the environment in the Amazon region
Ecuador: Social enterprises, youth & women at the service of associations & farmers for the improvement of sustainable production and the defense of the environment in the Amazon region
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Status
Ongoing
- Location Lago Agrio, Cascales & Shushufindi Cantons
Create a rural development model promoted by a social enterprise led by a new generation of farmers (Cocoa, coffee, banana) managing a bio-factory through a "Field School”:
1/ Implementation of bio-input production plant & microbiology lab (Technical studies & architectural plans for the plant) & training to staff in charge of production processes
2/ Generated local capacity in good agricultural practices
2.1/ Realisation of field school incl. purchase of materials & tools for 30 young people & women (Training modules on crop production with an agroforestry approach)
2.2/ Organisational & managerial strengthening of the social enterprise & associations (10-day course on admin & commercial issues, accompaniment for improvement, software set-up to automatise transactions & accountability processes).
Partner NGO: European Committee for Training & Agriculture (CEFA)
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Promoter
Andrea Santillan Jaramillo - Project Manager Associated, Quito
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Initiate date • Duration
15.09.2022 • 12 months