Farmers living in SAN juan DE LA maguana in the dominican republic often lack sufficient training and supplies for their coffee production, reducing their ability to earn revenue and feed their…

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $380,174 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program to Federacion De Caficultores Y Agricultores Para El Desarrollo De San Juan Inc. (Fecadesj) from September 2021 through September 2024.

Under this Project Grant award, Fecadesj will provide technical assistance and supplies to coffee farmers in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic to improve their production methods. Services include providing disease-resistant coffee plant varieties, implementing ecological farming techniques, diversifying crops, and obtaining organic certification. These strategic investments are intended to increase the food security and incomes of local farmers through more sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development.

Farmers living in SAN juan DE LA maguana in the dominican republic often lack sufficient training and supplies for their coffee production, reducing their ability to earn revenue and feed their families. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity through sustainable agriculture and microenterprises. Our grantee federaci? DE caficultores Y agricultores para EL desarrollo DE SAN juan, INC. (FECADESJ) is helping farmers to improve their coffee plots with disease-resistant plants, implement ecological techniques, diversify crops, and obtain organic certification. These strategic investments increase farmers? Food security and incomes.