This briefing note presents an integrated rural livelihoods program that will help poor smallholder growers in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve their livelihoods while caring for the ecosystems on which they depend. Heifer International, with deep expertise in integrating sustainable rural livelihood programming with ecosystem restoration and conservation, has designed a broad regional program, “PROMESA: Economic Improvement and Food Security in Coffee, Cocoa and other Crop Commodities” as a ten-year program to achieve the above vision.

PROMESA projects, connected through a shared program strategy, will use extensive value chain analysis, multi-level capacity building and technical assistance to improve sustainable production levels and value chain participation with a special focus on women and youth. This will generate dramatic improvements for vulnerable producers who struggle to ensure sustainable livelihoods and for whom vibrant ecosystems are central to securing sustainable futures.

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