Proyecto Aldea Global

Proyecto Aldea Global has worked in the Celaque Highland with Lenca and Chorti Indian farmers for more than 25 years. More recently this work has focused on 1) Organizing the growers association- APROCEL (2) Improving farmers capacity to produce quality produce using modern production technology and drip irrigation (3) Developing the necessary production infrastructure such water resources, water catchment dams, storage tanks and major pipe lines to bring water supply for irrigation and food processing and cold storage facilities.

This Project is providing the opportunity for 300 Lenca families to better their lives through improved commercial agricultural production, diversification of profitable vegetable crops and improved income generation activities through a year round production infrastructure.

In November of 2007 with additional financing from the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) PAG has increased the capacity of the program to provide additional beneficiary families with a new infrastructure of water lines, water tanks, water storage dams and additional farmer marketing and packing centers.

• Construction of six water storage tanks for drinking and irrigation water in the communities of La Mohaga, Magueyal, Copantillo, Conal, Llano Largo and Corralitos; • Construction of three water storage catchment dams in the communities of La Mohaga, Tuyal and Mecate Blanco; • Ongoing installation of a 22 mile 6" pipeline by beneficiary communities doing the ditching on a line coming from the Celaque National Park; • Completion of three water source intake tanks in the Celaque park needed to supply the main line that will service the communities of Magueyal , Mecate Blanco and Maranchila; • The reconstruction of the main road that connects the municipalities of Belen Gualcho, Ocotepeque and Corquin, Copan. (23 kms); • PAG provided technical assistance regarding production methods and crop diversification to 160 local producers participating in the program; APROCEL (Celaque Producer’s Association) and PAG continued the scaled production of vegetables based on the planting schedule linked to market commitments; • Construction of the first Farmer’s Marketing Center in the community of La Mohaga; • PAG’s Agro Industrial Program has continued the construction of new greenhouses for the production of plant starts; • PAG continues the delivery of vegetables produced by the farmers in the program, to the Wal-Mart Supermarket Chain, the Colonia Supermarkets and Inversion Mejia supermarket stores; • Lenca farmers are increasing the production of oat grain each year in an effort to satisfy the increasing Honduran consumption of oatmeal.