In February, several members of the Envol Vert team met in the city of Tingo Maria. Together, they visited some of the villages where they have been working since last year and were able to explore different plots of land, to identify the main and alternative crops and to collect work related experiences from the groups of participants.
Visit to the village of Anda:
We visited the land of Mrs. Elena, which has a very particular organic agroforestry system where the crops of sacha culantro, bijao leaf, cocoa and forest species like Palo Peruano, ishpingo, capirona, cedar and guaba grow in a common relationship. Mrs. Elena told us that for the internal harvesting activities on her plot, she employs only women from the village, which contributes to develop the role of women in the labor market. It should be noted that Ms. Elena is a very active and courageous participant who believes in forest conservation and women’s empowerment in rural communities.
Visit to the village of Árabe:
In Árabe, we visited the collective nursery installed on the land of participant Oscar. He spoke about his experiences with Envol Vert and shared his joy of being able to contribute to forest preservation. Then we visited the plot of participant Abelio Fretel, where we identified the main crops and listened about the work done with the NGO. For Mr. Abelio, it is thanks to Envol Vert that he was able to diversify his land, and now he seeks to preserve the species and forest areas for his grandchildren, so that they can learn about the species that are endangered today.
Visit to the village of Muyuna de Anda:
In Muyuna de Anda, we visited the plots of several participants: with Pablo Criollo, we saw the diversification of his plots where cocoa, coffee, banana and forest species grow in a common relationship. For Mr. Pablo: “Without the forests, we would be nothing. We have deforested for too long; it is time to recover them.” In Ms. Susy Genebroso’s land, we observed the relationship between cocoa, cedar and banana crops. We also visited Mrs. Cirila, an elderly woman who is very interested in forest conservation using agroforestry systems. In her plot, she has species such as cocoa, cashew, cedar and capirona.
The village participants are very interested in joining forces and developing an economic alternative. For example, they plan to transform their products into jams or nectars, and thus give added value to their crops.
Thus ended the strategic visit to Tingo Maria, which allowed us to obtain information directly from the participants, and to listen to their experiences and requests in order to improve the activities and make the best decisions in favor of the participants and the progress of Envol Vert.
In February, several members of the Envol Vert team met in the city of Tingo Maria. Together, they visited some of the villages where they have been working since last year and were able to explore different plots of land, to identify the main and alternative crops and to collect work related experiences from the groups of participants.
Visit to the village of Anda:
We visited the land of Mrs. Elena, which has a very particular organic agroforestry system where the crops of sacha culantro, bijao leaf, cocoa and forest species like Palo Peruano, ishpingo, capirona, cedar and guaba grow in a common relationship. Mrs. Elena told us that for the internal harvesting activities on her plot, she employs only women from the village, which contributes to develop the role of women in the labor market. It should be noted that Ms. Elena is a very active and courageous participant who believes in forest conservation and women’s empowerment in rural communities.
Visit to the village of Árabe:
In Árabe, we visited the collective nursery installed on the land of participant Oscar. He spoke about his experiences with Envol Vert and shared his joy of being able to contribute to forest preservation. Then we visited the plot of participant Abelio Fretel, where we identified the main crops and listened about the work done with the NGO. For Mr. Abelio, it is thanks to Envol Vert that he was able to diversify his land, and now he seeks to preserve the species and forest areas for his grandchildren, so that they can learn about the species that are endangered today.
Visit to the village of Muyuna de Anda:
In Muyuna de Anda, we visited the plots of several participants: with Pablo Criollo, we saw the diversification of his plots where cocoa, coffee, banana and forest species grow in a common relationship. For Mr. Pablo: “Without the forests, we would be nothing. We have deforested for too long; it is time to recover them.” In Ms. Susy Genebroso’s land, we observed the relationship between cocoa, cedar and banana crops. We also visited Mrs. Cirila, an elderly woman who is very interested in forest conservation using agroforestry systems. In her plot, she has species such as cocoa, cashew, cedar and capirona.
The village participants are very interested in joining forces and developing an economic alternative. For example, they plan to transform their products into jams or nectars, and thus give added value to their crops.
Thus ended the strategic visit to Tingo Maria, which allowed us to obtain information directly from the participants, and to listen to their experiences and requests in order to improve the activities and make the best decisions in favor of the participants and the progress of Envol Vert.
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