TechnoServe

TechnoServe: $20,000 to expand its Economic Development Alliance for San Martin in two new villages. This program partners with the Peruvian government to integrate former coca growers into the global cacao market. Smallholder farmers received agricultural and business training and individuals were mobilized into collective commercial blocks. These groups were provided access to high value buyers, thereby increasing their annual incomes. By eliminating illegal crops, the farmers also received additional government funding for improved infrastructure and safer communities.