A Partnership to Pilot an Indicator Framework for Sustainable Agriculture in Latin America

Farmers are often absent from discussions about how policies and programs impact sustainable agricultural production.

At the IAF we are investing in a regional effort in conjunction with the University of British Columbia that will give voice to farmers and directly support them in collecting analyzing and presenting data that they can incorporate into their operations to manage their farms more efficiently.

Asociacin de Productores Orgnicos (APRO) established the first recognized participatory certification system in Paraguay and is connecting producers directly to consumers to increase farmers? incomes and consumers? food security.

It provides training and technical assistance programs to provide high-quality certified organic products to national and international consumers.