Regional Program on Agro-ecology and food security

The regional program on Agro-ecology and Food Security aims at joining all the socio-productive activities developed by ACICAFOC in the countries in the area.

The program is based on developing low impact and low cost technologies for indigenous peoples and local communities, and rescuing traditional knowledge developed in the communities.

We are working on promoting and developing Integrated Agro-ecologic Farms with adaptive resilience to climate change.

Currently, the following projects are being carried out:

1. Support initiatives for cocoa producers, and strengthen Central America-Nicaragua cocoa socio-productive corridor.
2. Strategy for the development of a technical package for organic pineapple production in Costa Rica and Benin.
3. Butan-Costa Rica cooperation for organic soap production.
4. Strategy for developing family gardens in North Zone, Costa Rica.
5. Biodiesel production through block plantation with Jatropha curcas, in productive farmers’ organizations in South Zone, Costa Rica.
6. Rainfall collection.

• Conservation, Adaptation, Food Security and Green Markets

  Dowload File An alternative sociocultural approach to ensure the conservation, adaptation, Food Security and Green Markets in the indigenous and peasant communities in Mesoamérica.
  
  
   

   
  
  

• (Español) Fondo de cooperación para agua y saneamiento de España (FCAS), financia proyecto de cosecha de agua de lluvia para cuatro países de la región centroamericana.

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• Build cisterns to store rainwater

  Capturing rainwater during the winter has become one of the best ways to avoid water shortages during the summer in various communities in Olancho. Collecting rainwater flows is achieved through the construction of cisterns. The project is carried out with support from ...