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Sustainable Harvest International
Planting Hope, Restoring Forests, Nourishing Communities
Sustainable Family Farms
Reducing Poverty & Deforestation
in Central America
Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua & Panama
Tropical Forests
Slash-and-Burn Farming
Local Field Trainers
SHI works in four Central American countries:
Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua & Panama
Yoro & Santa Barbara
Punta Gorda
Kukra Hill &Kukra River
Cocle &Panama Oeste
Sustainable Techniques for Growing Traditional Staple Crops
‣Beans‣Rice‣Corn
‣Bananas‣Plantains‣Cassava
Techniques taught by SHI include:
‣cover crops ‣crop rotation‣ integrated pest management ‣composting ‣mulch
Rice Paddies
Family Gardens
Reforestation & Agroforestry
Biodiversity
Healthy Soils Produce Healthy Crops
Cover Crops & Erosion Barriers
Natural Pest Control
Improved Income
Don Cheyo
Value-Added Products
Saving Seeds & Grains
Chicken Coops
Small Fish Ponds
Improved Stoves
Biogas Digesters
School Programs & Environmental Education
Smaller World Tours
Smaller World Tours
Smaller World Tours
Smaller World Tours
✓ 2,100 families in 155 communities in four countries receiving technical assistance, including 500+ graduates
✓ 14,000 acres of degraded land converted to sustainable uses
✓ 70,000 acres of tropical forest saved from slash-and-burn
✓ 2.7 million trees planted
✓ 900 wood-conserving stoves (saving 9,000 trees per year)
✓ 23 community loan funds started with $10,000 seed capital, now manage $70,000 capital
SHI’s Accomplishments
Growing slowly but surely since 1997
A Lot of Bang for Your Buck
‣ $18,000 supports the work of one field trainer for an entire year.
‣ $6,000 sponsors an entire village program for a whole year.
‣ $500 provides a family with technical support and materials for one year.
‣ $100 sponsors a village school program in a rural community working with SHI.
‣ $50 buys the materials for a wood-conserving stove that will save 100 trees.
Supporting SHI
Sustainable Harvest International
Online at: sustainableharvest.org
Planting Hope, Restoring Forests, Nourishing Communities
Thank You!
FY2009 Income & Expense