Peace project – Socio-economic project with Creole hens for the population of the ETCR Agua Bonita and the surrounding villages in La Montañita in Caquetá province of Colombia
Project information:
This socio-economic project for the people of the Territorial Region of Education and Reintegration (ETCR) Agua Bonita and the surrounding villages in the municipality of La Montañita in the province of Caquetá is expected to generate capacity and opportunities in the rural population, initially focusing on low-income families, in which with the beginning of the rearing of small animal species, here by the raising of creole hens, the small peasant farms and thus also the economic independence should be promoted. Therefore, the use of domestic hens for chick and egg production has a strategy to tackle socio-economic problems in rural areas, as these domestic birds (hens) contribute to a level of food security and income for the families who carry it out. It can also be used to buy products that are not produced on the farm and as a savings cushion. It is important to note that in recent years the market for products produced under the grazing system (eggs and meat) is growing, as most of it is natural. However, it is acknowledged that good management practices are required (from the farm or small farm to the consumer) to provide healthy and harmless products.
Creole hens have greater resilience than other larger species. They can find their own food in the yard or garden, and in addition to accompanying corn as a primary component of their diet, it becomes a high energy source because its starch and fat content is low.
To this end and in response to the need to improve the quality of life of rural families, here in the villages of El Cedro, Cedrito, Agua Bonita, Juntas and Morros, and thus diminish the low economic sustainability of this population, a small program has established from one hectare of maize (Zea mays) as a food source for the breeding of thirty (30) Creole hens to raise eggs and Creole chicks to benefit twenty – five (25) farming families, as well as technical assistance from agricultural technicians experienced at the creation and preservation of agricultural projects in the region.
Amount of money:
2530 euros
Implementation period:
From summer 2018
Cooperating partner:
CERSUR and COOMBUVIPAC
The organization COOMBUVIPAC:
The cooperative “Cooperativa Multiactiva por el Buen Vivir and La Paz del Caquetá COOMBUVIPAC” is an organization with the NIT tax code. 901130690-8, which is located in the municipality of Montañita – Caquetá. It was formed by a group of men and women of broad organizational experience and territorial knowledge dedicated to their full reintegration into civilian life and to the promotion of peace in Caquetá. Its right to exist is the implementation of peace and the achievement of the comprehensive rural reform agreed in the agreements between FARC-EP and the Government. Their goal is to create alternatives to good living for the communities that have been plagued by war, poverty and exclusion. Currently, a demonstration model of municipal development is being developed in the territorial area of education and reintegration in Agua Bonita (ETCR) – Montañita, Caquetá, where they implement agricultural and livestock projects, services and projects in tourism, among others with contributions from initiatives taken by the partners. For their operation, they have given it an organizational structure composed of a managing director, here Diego Ferney Tovar Henao, a board of directors and a fiscal committee.
Its purpose is to be part of the implementation of peace agreements between the Government and the FARC-EP, which will strengthen activities in the development of social and political scenarios, the agricultural economy and the general well-being of its partners, both in the countryside and in the city. This is done through the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products and the provision of various services to strengthen the bonds in the communities and to ensure a better life.
General objective:
Promoting economic sustainability by breeding Creole hens from the farming families of El Cedro, Cedrito, Agua Bonita, Juntas and Morros in the municipality of La Montañita – Caquetá
Specific objective:
- Improving the quality of life of farming families in the context of the project.
- To promote the peasant economy of the municipalities around the ETCR Agua Bonita in La Montañita of Caquetá.
- Establish good agricultural practices in raising domestic chickens from farming families associated with the project.
