Fondaction and EcoTierra: Working with small farmers on responsible land use and sustainable agriculture in Peru and Colombia
ECOTIERRA is an agroforestry project developer and operator. Its mission is to work the deforestation and poverty cycle of many forest frontier areas dominated by smallholder agriculture. ECOTIERRA created the Urapi Sustainable Land Use Fund to break the deforestation and poverty cycle of many forest frontier areas dominated by smallholder agriculture. Urapi Sustainable Land Use Fund was created to work over the long-term with producers and cooperatives as equal partners versus working with beneficiaries in the context of a 3-5 year project that goes beyond certification to integrate multiple solutions at all stages of the value chain from financing for farmers, production of inputs, technical assistance to increase quality and productivity, diversification of revenues, accessing carbon finance by cooperatives, and commercialization of products with higher value. The fund will invest in four projects designed and operated by ECOTIERRA. There are currently two active projects in Peru and Colombia. The projects combine diversified activities and revenue streams, including: • Micro-credit for land use transition to sustainable agroforestry • Value-chain reinforcement (infrastructure and sales of commodities) • Carbon impact monitoring through VCS certified projects
Summary
Name of Organization: ECOTIERRA
Name of Project: Urapi Sustainable Land Use Fund
Type of Investment: Debt and Equity
Region: Latin America
Sector/s: Agroforestry, Coffee and Cocoa, and others
Key Impact Focus and Primary Metrics:
Number of producers involved
Number of converted hectares
Number of hectares conserved
Tonnes of CO2 sequestered
