Amazon, amazonia, Blog, Certifications, Community, Conservation, Economic Development, Emprendimiento, Latin America, Nutrition, Organic
Bailique: el protocolo comunitario que dio frutos
Iván Ulchur Rota El açaí (Euterpe oleracea) es un pequeño fruto negro que cuelga de los topes de palmeras en las zonas bajas e inundables en la Amazonía. En
Blog, Business, Community, Conservation, Economic Development, Emprendimiento, Markets, Negocios
Propulsando los negocios sociales: ¿Qué son las aceleradoras?
Por David Berón Imagina lo siguiente: acabas de empezar una empresa para conectar directamente a pequeños agricultores del campo colombiano con miles de consumidores en las grandes ciudades
Blog, Economic Development, Markets, News, Supply Chain
Picking up Speed for Startups: Our Accelerator Roundup
By David Berón Picture this. You have started a small enterprise to directly connect smallholders in rural Colombia with consumers in the country’s largest cities. Your business model
Blog, Business, Certifications, Conservation, Economic Development, Honey, Supply Chain
Getting Fair Trade right; honey and poverty in rural Argentina
Agustin Nervi “Before they came, nothing happened here. There was no market, nothing…” Claudio whispered as he skillfully drove his trusty F-100 through sandy roads across the wild
Blog, Certifications, Coffee, Economic Development, Markets, Organic, Regulations and requirements, Uncategorized
WFT? What’s Fair Trade? 5 Things to Know
I used to be a barista. “Are your beans certified?”, people would ask as they waited on the counter and as I struggled with the latte art. “Yes,” I´d
Blog, Latin America, Maya Nut, Women
Sustainable Livelihoods Are A Tough Nut To Crack In Guatemala’s Forests. Can The Maya Nut Help?
This article by Kelli Barrett and Ciro Calderon was originally published for Ecosystem Marketplace. Guatemalan forest communities living within Central America’s most intact rainforest are on a journey to become
Amazon, amazonia, AMPA, Blog, Nutrition, Superfood, Sustainable gastronomy
What happened to camu camu? The rise, fall (and recovery) of an Amazon “super food”
In the Amazon city of Iquitos, Peru, people eat camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) with salt when it is still green. When the fruit matures, its sweet and sour
“¿Alcanzó para todos?”, pregunté a Estefy Baldeón, chef y consultora de Canopy Bridge, sobre el pez que habían asado en un claro de bosque a orillas del Río Aguarico.
Las mujeres tienen un rol protagónico en muchas de las empresas y proyectos registrados con Canopy Bridge. Este ha sido el caso desde siempre en la agricultura amazónica –como
A few days ago, my sister noticed that I had gained a little weight. She looked at me from left to right and from right to left. After
Iván Ulchur-Rota Hace unos días mi hermana notó que yo había subido de peso. Me miró detenidamente a lo ancho y tras una cordial pausa sugirió explorar más