The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $7,600,000 Cooperative Agreement to Federacion De Cooperativas De Las Verapaces, Responsabilidad Limitada (Fedecovera, R.L.), a small agricultural cooperative and community development organization in Guatemala. The "Feed the Future Connecting Value Chains in the Verapaces Activity" funds a 5-year project to strengthen agricultural value chains for products such as cardamom, coffee, and cocoa in the Verapaces region. The project aims to provide technical assistance, equipment investments, capacity building, and initiatives to improve production, reduce emissions, and create employment opportunities for Fedecovera's member cooperatives and local communities. Fedecovera has also received additional federal grants and sub-awards, including a $1M USAID Cooperative Agreement for humanitarian assistance and a $384,500 Inter-American Foundation Project Grant to support economic recovery for cooperatives impacted by natural disasters. These funds support Fedecovera's work in areas such as sustainable forestry management, biodiversity conservation, and women's economic empowerment.
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