Program for Sustainable Agriculture and Water Management Alubarn, Francisco Morazn, Honduras, CA

Website Blurb For farming communities in the southern region of the Francisco Morazn department, repeated droughts threaten food security and income generation.

Asociacin de Consejeros para una Agricultura Sostenible, Ecolgica y Humana (COSECHA) provides technical assistance to farmers in the use of environmentally responsible farming methods and works to improve water management practices. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Honduras.

COSECHA?s activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. This grant is part of the IAF?s efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.

Amendment FY16 In response to intensely parched conditions in southern Honduras, COSECHA will team up with five other IAF grantee partners to develop strategies and implement practices aimed at helping farmers cope with drought, resulting in increased food security, healthier families, and decreased migration.

COSECHA will work with 60 additional beneficiaries.

Amendment FY17 In response to severe drought conditions in southern Honduras, COSECHA will help farmers implement practices to address water scarcity and increase food security, contributing to healthier families and decreased migration.

COSECHA will work in 15 communities, including three that are new, in the municipalities of Alubarn, Cuarn, and Reitoca in the southern region of the department of Francisco Morazn to encourage the use of farming methods compatible with the responsible use of the environment and to improve practices of water management.

Forty residents will be trained as volunteer extension agents through a locally based and legally established new organization capable of providing training and technical assistance in their communities and beyond. Four innovative water retention systems will