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STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Ending Rural Poverty in Guatemala. How do poor farmers increase their incomes?. An Example from Guatemala’s Western Highlands. Chimaltenango. Farmers in Guatemala’s Western Highlands. 1.5 to 5 acres of land

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STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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  1. STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Ending Rural Poverty in Guatemala

  2. How do poor farmers increase their incomes? An Example from Guatemala’s Western Highlands

  3. Chimaltenango

  4. Farmers in Guatemala’sWestern Highlands • 1.5 to 5 acres of land • Annual incomes of $350 to $1,150 per family • Grow corn and beans for food • Grow coffee, vegetables, and fruit for income • Very low productivity • Do not husk and dry coffee

  5. A Focus on Coffee

  6. Pilot Project -- 5 Communities 2005 ---------------------- 2006 ---------------------- $149 $142 $119 $68

  7. What farmers have to do to get out of poverty…

  8. Increasing Productivity -- Composting

  9. Increasing Productivity -- Trenching and Fertilizing

  10. Increasing Productivity -- Shading

  11. Increasing Productivity -- Shading

  12. Increasing Productivity -- Pruning

  13. Increasing Productivity -- Pruning

  14. Processing -- Harvesting only red beans

  15. Processing -- Dehusking

  16. Processing -- Dehusking

  17. Processing -- Fermenting

  18. Processing -- Washing

  19. Processing -- Sorting

  20. Processing -- Drying

  21. Improving Processing -- Drying

  22. Selling to a Major Buyer -- Transporting

  23. Pilot Project – 5 Communities118% Increase in Income from Coffee

  24. How You Can Help • 3,900 families have requested our assistance • In 2007, we started the program with 1,450 families • In 2008, we would like to expand it to reach at least, 1,950 families Cost for 1,950 families: $197,200 ($101/per family) We Have Raised: $137,200 We Need. $ 60,000 • Help us fund the 2008 Guatemalan coffee program to reach 1,950 families.

  25. “I like doing all of the practices… the soil is no longer hard, but richer, softer, better.” “Our women’s group was initially uneasy about working together because they had never done it before; but once we all got used to it, we liked it.” Joselina Gorgonia (Guatemala)

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