Frutos da Mata: consolidating solidarity markets for agroecological family farming

Market closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused huge economic challenges for farming families in the state of Pernambuco Brazil.

The IAF supports community-led approaches to expanding economic opportunities for small farmers from historically marginalized populations such as African descendent quilombola communities.

Our grantee Centro de Desenvolvimento Agroecolgico Sabi (Centro Sabia) will work with smallholder farmers in Pernambuco to consolidate existing markets develop new markets and create shorter food supply chains.

Centro Sabia will also seek to improve livelihoods and strengthen resilience to chocks by helping farmers diversify and improve sustainable agricultural production.

Additionally Centro Sabia will strengthen local producer organizations and promote the inclusion of women and youth in processing and marketing sustainable products.This grant is part of the IAF?s Sustainable Agriculture initiative to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers including African descendent groups.