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Seeds of Equality: Planting Cooperativism and Harvesting Sociobiodiversity in the Cerrado

Grantee Name: Cooperativa Agroecológica dos Produtores Rurais do Município de Alto Paraíso de Goiás e Região

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Location
Brazil
Amount
$44,983
Dates
Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Keywords
Agriculture, Biodiversity mainstreaming, Community-based conservation, Education, Extractive industries, Gender, Livelihoods

Support the family farming and extractive communities of Chapada dos Veadeiros and APA do Pouso Alto, Brazil to remain in their territories by strengthening cooperatives, enhancing management practices, and encouraging the role of rural women in food production and income generation. These initiatives will increase democratic participation, decentralize management, promote gender equality, and strengthen the value chains of family farming and sustainable extractivism.

Strategic Direction :

3 Support sustainable small and medium enterprises and supply chains

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