Fundacin UATATAWI (FUNDAWI) - Growing and Processing of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

$594.1K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Fundacin UATATAWI (FUNDAWI)
Country	Bolivia
Start Date	Mar 20, 2009
End Date	Nov 11, 2013
Duration	1,697 days
Number of Grantees	6
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`50259-36`

Grant Description

FUNDAWI will introduce the production and marketing of medicinal and aromatic plants to protect the tropical forest ecology and increase the incomes of 258 families from eight communities in the Caranavi province of La Paz.

The grantee will develop a farmer-owned and -managed enterprise involving a seedling nursery; infrastructure for processing and storing dried leaves, teas and essential oils; and training in organic production technologies and marketing.