Support for agroecological diversification in three Indigenous communities Mexico
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ENVIRONMENT 
FORESTRY 
TRANSVERSAL
Services: Training and capacity building
Countries: Mexico
Dates of intervention: 2016/07 - 2018/07
Main backer: W. K. Kellogg Foundation - Client
Main beneficiary: Fund for peace
Support provider: SalvaTerra
Experts: David COMBAZ
Summary of the service
Support for agroecological diversification in three indigenous communities in the Altos de Chiapas: Diagnosis of traditional Mayan cropping systems ("milpa", corn-bean association); Dissemination of agroecology techniques (erosion control, soil restoration, etc.); Establishment and monitoring of demonstration plots in a mixed milpa-fruit system in secondary schools in the region.