Ecuador postcard

We grow everything agroecologically, without using chemicals. The workshops run by Progressio's partner organisation, Red Agroecológica del Austro, have helped with production techniques. They also helped set up marketplaces for organic farmers to sell our produce. We sell well because people know how we grow, and they know it is healthier. I make a better income now than I did when I grew using chemicals. What we grow is also for our own food, to feed the family. Before, when we farmed in a different way, we had to buy more as we didn't grow such a mixture of things. This way is much healthier for us and for everyone.

Rosa Jara, farmer

Ecuador