Agroecology Network

Lower Rio Negro

Against the backdrop of the climate crisis facing Brazil and the world, it is essential to enable and develop Agroecology. It consists of the balance of agro-systems, without the use of pesticides and the autonomy and independence of family farmers, extractivists and fishermen.

Agroecology is the result of a more balanced interaction between groups of people and their territories, based on cooperative experiences that reinforce conservation and affirm sustainability for the Amazon. By making agroecology viable for Amazonian populations, it is possible to fight hunger, support climate change mitigation, contribute to public health and value socio-biodiversity products through organic certification.

We’re talking about real food, produced by family farms, in the countryside, in the forests, in the rivers and in the city.

In this project, IPÊ is working to consolidate the agro-ecological value chain and organic production in the state of Amazonas, while also improving the quality of life of family farmers and traditional communities and conserving biodiversity, through advice and training, strengthening local organizations, structuring production units, organic certification and support for marketing.

Agroecologia em Rede operates in five municipalities in Amazonas: Manaus, Rio Preto da Eva, Careiro da Várzea, Iranduba and Itacoatiara. The conservation impact is estimated to reach 12.5 million hectares of forest, in a State Conservation Unit and five rural settlements.

Key Activities:

To expand organic production and good agroecological practices in family farming
To diversify production, expand infrastructure and revenue from socio-productive community businesses
To perform participatory certification of organic production
To create management capabilities for socio-productive community businesses
To strengthen institutional capacity of community associations
To offer training and technical assistance
To organize commerce in private markets and introduce shelf-stable products
To expand the number of market points in the city of Manaus
To organize network actions on agroecology and organic production
To organize the implementation of public policies

Operation areas

Puranga Conquista Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS)

Cuieiras Anavilhanas Sustainable Development Project

Cachoeira Sustainable Development Project

Rainha Settlement Project

Água Branca Settlement Project

Tarumã-Mirim Settlement Project

Action Partners

	Organização	Local
1	Maniva Agroecology Network – Rede Maniva de Agroecologia REMA	State of AM
2	Amazonas Organic Producers Association - Associação de Produtores Orgânicos do Amazonas APOAM	Manaus
3	Farmers Association of the São Francisco de Assis Community - Associação dos Agricultores da Comunidade São Francisco de Assis AACSFA	Rio Preto da Eva
4	Renascer Organic Producers Association – Associação dos Produtores Orgânicos Renascer ASPOR	Careiro da Várzea
5	Iranduba Organic Producers Association – Associação de Produtores Orgânicos de Iranduba APOI	Iranduba
6	Association of Farmers of the Left Bank of the Lower Rio Negro - Rio Negro Tucumã Network – Associação dos Agricultores da Margem Esquerda do Baixo Rio Negro - Rede Tucumã do Rio Negro	Manaus
7	Amazonas Beekeepers Association – Associação dos Criadores de Abelhas do Amazonas ACAM	Itacoatiara
8	Maniva Participatory Certification Association – Associação Maniva de Certificação Participativa OPAC Maniva	Estado AM