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“ Impact is defined here as the result of changes that can be created which also improves the possibility of having more opportunities. Essentially, through these possibilities, farmers could organise themselves.”

- GINO & JIMMY

IMPROVING LIVELIHOODS THROUGH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

FOR SMALL HOLDER FARMERS IN CHIRINOS

  • Achievements so far: In recent years, families have been getting involved in growing coffee. The incidence of soil recovery is great. Families have improved their homes. They have seen that families have invested in education. Children of producers are going to universities. Something interesting is that the producers are constantly experimenting, they are never still. They see families that feel very happy to be at home and feel like it is a paradise.

    2023 update: Their coffee plantation renovation program has been applied to 50 families since 2021 and 50 more families should be added in 2023.

    What the future holds: Innovate on improving the quality of coffee, improve incomes, finding markets that values their coffees.

TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

  • Achievement so far : They keep innovating through working with microorganisms, compost and other elements to be able to nourish the soil. Through deeper research, they are trying to discover different types of fertilizer that allows the recovery of the soils to be faster. It is helping a lot because the coffee is coming out better, it is coming out more solid, and also are also lowering costs in the issue of fertilization.

    2023 Update : The brothers have been conducting experiments on their own farms that serve as demonstration plots for developing more climate resilient options that they can then share with their community. Recently they created pellets out of organic home made compost that they will eventually have it ready to distribute to farmers that need it.

    What does the future holds: Making circular agriculture into a circular economy in the years to come. Innovate on improving the quality of coffee, improve incomes and also creating earth friendly production methods including fertilizers that can allow soils to recover faster at scale. Finding markets that values their coffees.