Supporting smallholder farming families in setting up sustainable production and participatory guarantee systems in Colombia

About this project

The Colombian Amazon region is characterized by an abundance of water and biological and ethnic diversity. In the context of the reconfiguration of the conflict following the 2016 peace agreement, new armed actors have gained influence in the project region. The planting of coca for illegal use is a major driver of deforestation and has massively pushed back local peasant production. Traditional seeds have largely been lost. Food sovereignty and food security are severely restricted. Farming families are to be supported in setting up production systems that improve crop yields and family income in harmony with nature. Farming families have improved the defense and assertion of their rights by strengthening networks, local farmers markets and the establishment of a participatory guarantee system. To this end, further training measures on alternative energies and sustainable agricultural and livestock farming techniques as well as exchanges of experience at various levels are being carried out.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 15Life on Land

Published by

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) · Government

Countries

Colombia

Sectors

Agricultural development

Focus

Good governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Places

Bogota

Published by Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 30 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: DE-1-202530160.

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