itaguaçù project - brazil

Supporting family-run castor oil production businesses

country: Brazil
state: Bahia
municipality: Itaguaçù

farmers benefiting from the project: 35
enhanced land: 307 ha
first harvest: scheduled for September 2008

social support:
poligrow provides farm households with all the resources (materials, technical advice) they need to grow castor oil plants on their own land or on the land they were granted by the government.

technical support:
poligrow gives farmers all equipment and services needed to start cultivation, e.g. fertilizers, transportation to the local dispatch centre, seed decortication systems. The constant agronomic and technical advice by specialized poligrow staff enable farmers to maximize productivity. poligrow’s local branches will take care of product storage and marketing.

support to agricultural enhancement :
poligrow is studying possible ways to enhance agricultural techniques - such as, for instance, by installing mechanical decorticators on-site - as well as exploring all possible channels to market agricultural products.

cooperation with institutions:
the project organizational phase has been logistically supported by the local “Prefecture ” (the executive branch of a Brazil municipality), while the Municipality has provided for the supply of seeds to farmers. Moreover, poligrow, Itaguaçù municipal authorities and EDBA (a governmental body for agricultural development), are in the process of signing a joint framework agreement to ensure the honouring of their commitment to support farmers.

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