Increasing the competitiveness of small producers and forest communities in Honduras
This project aims to increase the competitiveness of forest
communities and small producers of cocoa, coffee, rambutan,
and timber products; it contributes directly to the national-level efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to the national framework and strategy to advance SDG-12: Responsible Production and Consumption.
Within the market access component, a subcomponent has
been included, whose objective is to increase market opportunities for sustainable value chains through the tourism sector.
This subcomponent supports the project to achieve the objectives related to the increase of sales, the development of new
products, the creation of employment, market alliances, and
the participation of women in the value chains of cocoa, coffee,
rambutan, and wood, through the participation of the tourism
sector as an engine of conservation and generation of sustainable livelihoods in rural landscapes. Component 1. Organization and preparation of SMEs
It is aimed at identifying and preparing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), producers of cocoa, coffee,
rambutan, and forest products to connect them with financing
sources and break barriers to access them.
Component 2. Technical assistance for SMEs
The Rainforest Alliance, together with local partners such as
the Institute for Cooperation and Self-Development (ICADE),
implements technical assistance for companies producing cocoa, coffee, rambutan, and forest products.
Component 3. Access to financing
Executed by the Honduran microfinance lender Family and Environment (FAMA-OPDF), based on a fund co-created with the
Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), for the placement of loans
to beneficiaries of the four value chains.
Component 4. Alignment for scalability
It seeks to strengthen the efforts of the Honduran government
to attract climate funds to the country, such as an investment
plan for the Forest Investment Program (FIP) and proposals for
the Green Climate Fund. Expected beneficiaries
30 micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises producing cacao, coffee, rambutan, and wood that bring together 2,706
families, with the participation of about 1,995 men and 711
women, including indigenous communities. Strengthening
sustainable procurement commitments in at least 30 tourism
companies committed to rural development, as well as local
institutions working on sustainable production and consumption in the tourism sector. In addition, three leading territorial councils of productive undertakings will be accompanied in
their processes of governance, management, and conduction
of their timber and agricultural production entities.