Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Productive Backyards, Agroecology and Food Security in the Guará River Valley, Brazil

Grantee Name: Fundação Escola Politécnica da Bahia

Hotspot: Cerrado
Location: Brazil
Amount: $34,274
Dates: Aug 2018 – Jun 2021
Keywords: Agriculture, Agroforestry, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Reforestation, Restoration, Soil conservation, Waste management

Introduce and disseminate social tecnologies and sustainable practices aimed at agroecological production as a way to restore and preserve soil and to treat organic waste in traditional Geraizeiras communities located in the municipality of São Desidério, along the Guara river, in the west area of state of Bahia.

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Productive Backyards, Agroecology and Food Security in the Guará River Valley, Brazil

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