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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