Agriculture/Food Production Grant

$130.1K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Asociacin de Productores del Corregimiento de Puerto Frazada Vereda Las Vegas
Country	Colombia
Start Date	Sep 15, 2015
End Date	Feb 12, 2020
Duration	1,611 days
Number of Grantees	3
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`48819-36`

Grant Description

Asociacin de Productores de Panela de la Vereda Las Vegas (Asoprovegas) will work with its members and two other grassroots organizations in the municipality of Tulua, department of Valle del Cauca, Asociacin de Escuelas Agroecolgicas Campesinas de San Rafael (Aseas) and the Asociacin de Agricultores Orgnicos de San Lorenzo (Asoagro), toward better land-use practices on 57 farms, resulting in the increased production of sugar cane and a more reliable food supply.

Goals include as well greater collaboration among the three organizations. The project is expected to benefit Colombians 170 directly and another 470 indirectly.