Implementation of the Rehabilitation of coffee plantations with the purchase of resistant seedlings to guarantee the food security of the producers in the Los Naranjitos area

Coffee producers in Peralta, in the Dominican Republic?s Azua region, are trying to increase their production by improving soil and growing conditions while combating rust, a devastating coffee disease. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in the Dominican Republic.

IAF grantee Asociacin de Agricultores y Caficultores Naranjito (ADCYAN) helps its members improve organic coffee production by cultivating coffee plants resistant to coffee diseases and offering credit.

ADCYAN's activities increase small business growth, local entrepreneurship, and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.