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Las Lajitas agricultural committee members visit
a plot owned by a member. A farmer distributes dried maize leaves
on the terrace where coffee trees grow. Dry maize leaves preserve
soil humidity and provide organic fertilizer when they rot. Farmers work on terraces where young coffee trees
are growing near Las Lajitas. The project have been trained in
coffee cultivation and provided credit to buy inputs and received
free tools needed to terrace the hilly slopes. Extension officers
assisted in establishing coffee nurseries. Farmers work on terraces where young coffee trees
are growing near Las Lajitas. The project have been trained in
coffee cultivation and provided credit to buy inputs and received
free tools needed to terrace the hilly slopes. Extension officers
assisted in establishing coffee nurseries. Portrait of farmers who work on terraces where
young coffee trees are growing near Las Lajitas. The project have
been trained in coffee cultivation and provided credit to buy
inputs and received free tools needed to terrace the hilly slopes.
Extension officers assisted in establishing coffee nurseries.
Portrait of a farmer who works on terraces where
young coffee trees are growing near Las Lajitas. The project have
been trained in coffee cultivation and provided credit to buy
inputs and received free tools needed to terrace the hilly slopes.
Extension officers assisted in establishing coffee nurseries.
Meeting of Las Lajitas agricultural committee in
the Copan Department. They have already paid back previous loans
and now members have agreed to apply for a new loan to pay for
fertilizers. Meeting of Las Lajitas agricultural committee in
the Copan Department. They have already paid back previous loans
and now members have agreed to apply for a new loan to pay for
fertilizers. Farmers sell their surplus produce in the Belen
Gualcho market. Farmers sell their surplus produce in the Belen
Gualcho market. Farmers sell their surplus produce in the Belen
Gualcho market. Farmers sell their surplus produce in the Belen
Gualcho market. Farmers sell their surplus produce in the Belen
Gualcho market. Farmers sell their surplus produce in the Belen
Gualcho market. This woman feeds chickens in front of her house
in Yarushel, in the Octopeque Department. She has obtained assistance
from the project. This woman teaches her son how to macramé a flower
pot holder using raffia, in front of her home in Yarushel, Octepeque
Department. The project has trained her in macramé and provided
her with credit to buy materials to make handicrafts which she
sells at the market. The project has trained this woman in macramé
and provided her with credit to buy materials to make handicrafts
which she sells at the market. This woman is meeting with a social worker who
came by to see how she is doing. She has obtained assistance in
constructing a chicken coop and credit to buy the first batch
of chickens. The project has also helped her to improve her living
conditions by putting plaster on the walls of her home. Here a social worker is giving this rural woman
some helpful advise in her kitchen. This woman feeds chickens in front of her house
in Yarushel, in the Octopeque Department. She has obtained assistance
in constructing a chicken coop and credit to buy the first batch
of chickens. The project has also helped her to improve her living
conditions by putting plaster on the walls of her home. This man helps a farmer to carry away a galvanized
tin storage silo which the farmer has bought from him. Here, crushed sugar cane juice is being boiled
in Lepaera, Lempira Department. After four hours of boiling the
juice is reduced to an almost pure state and is poured into molds
to solidify. It is sold in shops and markets as 'dolce de panela'.
A sugar cane crushing machine is kept running by
a pair of oxen. The man operating it received a loan through the
project which enabled him to buy the oxen and the crushing machine.
The man operating the sugar cane crushing machine
received a loan through the project which enabled him to buy the
oxen that pull it and the crushing machine. A farmer (left) has brought his sugar cane to the
sugar cane crushing machine. This man shows a 1.8 ton tin silo that he built
outside his home in Corquim, Copan Department. Galvanized tin
silos are sold to farmers for crop storage, to reduce post-harvest
losses. The project trained him in silo construction and provided
him with a loan to buy tools and materials. This man is constructing a silo outside his home
in Corquim, Copan Department. Galvanized tin silos are sold to
farmers for crop storage, to reduce post-harvest losses. The project
trained him in silo construction and provided him with a loan
to buy tools and materials. Farmer standing in front of his house in El Eden
Arenales, Lempira Department. Chairman of the 18-member Nueva Esperanza agricultural
committee in Las Tejeras in the Lempira Department, talks about
credit problems with local farmers. Chairman of the 18-member Nueva Esperanza agricultural
committee in Las Tejeras in the Lempira Department, talks about
the role of leguminous plants in nitrogen-fixing in the soil with
local farmers. Some of the members of the 'Nueva Esperanza' agricultural
committee of Las Tejeras community stand outside the communal
centre after a lecture by their colleague on agricultural practices.
This farmer weeds his plot after the maize has
been harvested in El Eden Arenales, Lempira Department. In the
background the farmer has planted a fence of pineapple and maize
plants to prevent soil erosion caused by rain water running down
slope. A social worker places 'chorrizo de soya', a protein
rich dish that easy to prepare on the stove to cook. This woman is holding an egg produced by one of
her chickens. She obtained a loan through the project to buy 15
hens. She also obtained technical advice on how best to construct
the chicken coop and run her small egg business. |
Members of the women's group taste the 'chorizo
de soya' that the social worker has shown them how to prepare.
A social worker talks to a loan recipient outside
the chicken coop that she has built with assistance from the project.
She now has egg producing hens and a small egg business. A woman inside her rural kitchen preparing a meal.
She is a loan recipient and has a small egg production business.
A social worker shows women from a women's group
how to prepare 'chorrizo de soya', a protein rich dish that easy
to prepare. This women cooks tortillas in a rural kitchen The
walls of the kitchen have been improved following a social workers
suggestions. Community members of Barrio San Juan congregate
outside. A technician from the Experimental Station Ramon
Videla Morales in San Francisco del Valle plugs in an instrument
in the stations lab. Women sell preserved fruits and vegetables at the
retail store of their women's co-operative CICAL in San Marcos,
Ocotepeque Department. The women received financial assistance
through the project to buy basic items such as glass jars. A social worker who counsels women's groups on
nutrition, health, hygiene etc. in the Department of Lempira,
talks to women in Barrio San Vasquez. A social worker who counsels women's groups on
nutrition, health, hygiene etc. in the Department of Lempira,
talks to women in Barrio San Vasquez. A boy with Yorkshire-Lantrace cross-bred pigs at
the 'Ramon Videla Morales' Experimental Station in San Francisco
del Valle. These pigs are then given to project-assisted women's
groups. The station which is run by the Ministry of Natural Resources
is funded by the project. A farmer weeding a plot of 7804-variety soy at
the 'Ramon Videla Morales' Experimental Station in San Francisco
del Valle. This soy is being cultivated to obtain seeds for distribution
to farmer's committees. The station which is run by the Ministry
of Natural Resources is funded by the project. The project is
trying to convince small farmers to grow soy to improve their
diets. A farmer harvesting 'Napoli' tomatoes at the 'Ramon
Videla Morales' Experimental Station in San Francisco del Valle.
The station which is run by the Ministry of Natural Resources
is funded by the project. A farmer working on a plot of improved maize called
'Sintetico IV' at the 'Ramon Videla Morales' Experimental Station
in San Francisco del Valle. The station which is run by the Ministry
of Natural Resources is funded by the project. A woman feeds 'tilapia' (fish) in a pond. They
are grown at the 'Ramon Videla Morales' Experimental Station in
San Francisco del Valle to then sell at very low prices to farmers
for reproduction. A farmer working on a plot of improved sorghum
inter-planted with soy at the 'Ramon Videla Morales' Experimental
Station in San Francisco del Valle. The station which is run by
the Ministry of Natural Resources is funded by the project. A farmer working on a plot of improved onions at
the 'Ramon Videla Morales' Experimental Station in San Francisco
del Valle. The station which is run by the Ministry of Natural
Resources is funded by the project. A woman feeding 'Golden Comet' chickens at the
'Ramon Videla Morales' Experimental Station in San Francisco del
Valle. These chickens are then given to project-assisted women's
groups. The station which is run by the Ministry of Natural Resources
is funded by the project. Members of a communal farming enterprise or 'asientamento
campesino' near Gualjoco in the Santa Barbara Department hold
a calf. The project provides them with technical assistance, credit
and marketing assistance for selling produce. Members of a communal farming enterprise or 'asientamento
campesino' near Gualjoco in the Santa Barbara Department inspect
leaves of a tobacco plantation. The project provides them with
technical assistance, credit and marketing assistance for selling
produce. Farmer moves around tobacco hanging to dry in a
shed. Farmer inspects a maize plantation for insects.
Farmer uses a machete to cut sticks used when drying
tobacco. Farmers of an 'asientamento campesino' (communal
farming enterprise) tend cattle near Gualjoco in the Santa Barbara
Department. The project provides them with technical assistance,
credit and marketing assistance for selling produce. Two farmers weed an orange nursery at the projects
experimental station for agricultural diversification near Santa
Barbara. The project uses the station to train farmers when starting
new cultivation. A worker throws chopped grass to feed carp at the
projects experimental station for agricultural diversification
near Santa Barbara. The project uses the station to train farmers
when starting new cultivation. Families are given carp to start
a family carp production. Two farmers from an agricultural committee assist
a sow nursing new-born piglets at a pig raising station near Arada
in the Santa Barbara Department. The project provides technical
and financial assistance to the committee. A sow and her piglets at a pig raising station
near Arada in the Santa Barbara Department. The project provides
technical and financial assistance to the committee. A few pigs at a pig raising station near Arada
in the Santa Barbara Department. The project provides technical
and financial assistance to the committee. A sow and her piglets at a pig raising station
near Arada in the Santa Barbara Department. The project provides
technical and financial assistance to the committee. A farmer throws feed into a pond where 'tilapia'
(fish) are being bred at the projects experimental station for
agricultural diversification near Santa Barbara. The waste from
the nearby pigsties is thrown into the fishpond as it encourages
plankton growth which in turn feeds the 'tilapia'. Two farmers examine grafts carried out on orange
seedlings at the projects experimental station for agricultural
diversification near Santa Barbara. The project uses the station
to train farmers when starting new cultivation. Members of a women's' group use raffia to weave
handicrafts such as baskets. |
