Better Corn for Guatemla (2021)

RC Guatemala de Ermita (after referred to as Ermita) and RC Boise Southwest (after referred to as Boise SW) are proposing a two-pronged project to increase incomes of Guatemala's poorest corn farmers through access to improved seeds and training, especially given the challenges of COVID-19. The first prong will target a large farming association, assisting 1,500 very poor farmers to use improved seeds by first providing free seeds and training, then providing seeds at a high discount, in order to move them towards financial independence. The second prong will work provide training on improved seeds and improved farming techniques to poor farmers outside of the farming association, with the goal of improving the use of improved seeds and new farming techniques by farmers across the Northern region. Through this program, 1,500 farmers will be provided with free seeds and over 2,000 families will be provided with training.