Agriculture/Food Production Grant

$57.3K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Asociacin Cooperativa de Produccin Agropecuaria "San Raymundo"
Country	El Salvador
Start Date	Apr 21, 2015
End Date	Sep 28, 2019
Duration	1,621 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`48899-36`

Grant Description

SAN RAYMUNDO, a coffee cooperative in Ahuachapn, will develop its administrative skills, update its equipment and provide its members training toward improving processing and sales.

To protect farmland, lower costs and improve the health of farmers and their families, the cooperative will test techniques related to organic production and disseminate effective practices.

SAN RAYMUNDO will also improve services and infrastructure at its tourism center, resulting in jobs and increased revenue. The project will benefit 300 Salvadorans directly and another 1,500 indirectly.