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ECOMERCADOS (ECOMERCADOS enhancing marketing opportunities for organic and fair-trade products from Central America)
Description
It is widely recognised that organic agriculture contributes to a sustainable use of natural resources. The production of most organic products is in the hand of smallholder families, who are the target group of this project.
The Project objective is to facilitate and increase trade and exports of organic & fair-trade products from Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) to national, regional and overseas markets. This will be reached through better market access and higher benefits for small and medium farmers by improving and strengthening the marketing of these products.
ECOMERCADOS can initiate a process to improve the organic markets and function as a catalyst and a facilitator. The key issues are: market development and strengthening of the commercialisation system. The project promotes: Product marketing, training & capacity building and market intelligence. Expected outcomes are: Increased trade volume of organic products to regional and overseas markets (EU, US); Diversified offer of high quality organic certified products, Introduction of guarantee for organic products.
International partner: FIBL / CIMS
Fact sheet
Type: Trust fund project
Start: 2004
End: 2011
Status: Current
Region: Central America and Caribbean
Country: Honduras | Nicaragua
Working domain: Rural Economy
Key topic: Product and market development in agriculture and forestry | Market information management and market appraisal | Agro marketing | Fair trade of agricultural products
Funding source: Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Staff
Project responsible: Jorge Gavarrete Maglione
Responsible at Delegation/Representation: Jorge Gavarrete Maglione
Responsible at Head Office: Robert Berlin
Advisors, programme officers: Robert Berlin
Associated staff: Therese Wyss | Véronique Achermann
Contact
Address:
Km. 3.1/2 Carretera a Masaya
20 mts Sur
Plaza Basilea
Módulo No.4
Managua
Nicaragua
Phone: ++505 270 00 47 Fax: ++505 270 18 11
E-Mail: nicaragua@ecomercados.org
Website: www.ecomercados.org
Resp. for this entry: rberlin
