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Farmers of the Cauca and Nariño Departments are exposed to strong erosion accompanied by landslides, and suffer from growing water scarcity. Associated farmers are highly dependent on coffee production, complemented with milk and meat production. The project, in partnership with the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros (FNC), aims at planting trees inside and outside coffee farms, to secure, increase and diversify their revenues while preserving freshwater springs of the valley.
CONTEXT
Deforestation has been fierce in the area in order to establish pasture and cultures. Farmers are now exposed to strong erosion profiles accompanied by landslides, and suffer from growing water scarcity. Local associations of producers are aware of the environmental emergency.
OBJECTIVES
The reforestation project in Colombia started in 2014 in the Department of Cauca, in 15 villages of La Sierra and Las Rosas sectors, with 177 coffee producers. In 2015, the project has extended to 30 villages of Cauca and 46 villages of Department of Nariño, and involves now more than 1000 coffee farmers.
Farmers are very involved and highly interested in reforestation, in particular for sustainable timber production. Planting trees of local native species will contribute to:
– reduce erosion and landslides
– protect freshwater springs of the valley and therefore preserve its quality
– diversify farmers’ incomes through the sale of fruits and timber
– improve milk and meat production by following sylvopastoral models
The Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia manages technical assistance and coffee selling.
297000 trees have already been planted with more than 1000 farmers.
Location
Cauca and Nariño regions
Type
Agroforestry and reforestation
Local partner
Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (Colombian Federation of Coffee growers)
Participants
More than 1000 small-scale coffee farmers from Cauca and Nariño clusters
Achievements
297,000 planted trees
supply chain
Coffee , Fruits and Vegetables , Water
Local partner
Our local partner for the Cauca y Nariño project is the Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros of Colombia.
Plantation models
Intercalaires
Les plantations sont effectuées 10m x 10m (100 arbres / ha) à l'intérieur de la culture pour donner de l'ombrage et assurer des revenus à court et long terme.
Lignes ou périmètres
Un arbre est planté tous les 3 mètres sur le périmètre de la ferme, le long des rivières, le long des routes ou en tant que haies pour protéger du vent, entre autres.
Species planted
participants
Over 1000 small-scale coffee farmers participate in this project.
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