• Sustainable agriculture – learning traditional methods

Sustainable agriculture – learning traditional methods

Project period: November 2024 - December 2027
Sololá in the Andes of Guatemala – a region made up of a population that is 96% Mayan and 75% of whom live in poverty. Many are chronically undernourished, although agricultural conditions are good and biodiversity is high. However, their ancestors’ knowledge of traditional agricultural methods has been lost. Instead, agrochemicals have been used intensively.
In order to contribute to poverty reduction, sustainable land management and a sufficient, balanced diet, we support residents in establishing climate-resilient and sustainable farming practices, offer training and thus also contribute to the preservation of biodiversity.

Project area

Goals

Promotion

Promotion of local value chains and new marketing options

Support

Supporting agro-ecological farming systems for the benefit of biodiversity among 1,000 indigenous families from 11 communities

Protection

Protecting important forest areas by training 750 families to implement conservation and restoration practices on their land

Training

Training for 17 teachers and 500 children to raise awareness of the region’s biodiversity

Impacts

100 ha

100 hectares of forest consisting of native tree species reforested

150

150 families get new, energy-efficient stoves

50

Training for 50 families on beekeeping and mushroom cultivation

90

Further training for 90 teachers, rangers, firefighters and administrative staff

200

200 families are supported in cultivating their gardens in a more sustainable and climate-resilient way

Impressions

Contribution to the sustainability goals

Contact person

Thies Geertz

Thies Geertz

Head of Development Cooperation & Nature Conservation

Tel: +49 7732 9995 89
geertz@globalnature.org

Sponsor

24 Good deeds
Hand in hand fund
German Environmental Aid
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Manfred-Hermsen-Foundation
No results found.

Project partners

Asociación Vivamos Mejor Guatemala
No results found.