Strengthening the resilience of small coffee producers affected by coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix) in the department of Huehuetenango in the northwestern region of Guatemala

The Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and local authorities and associations.

• Evaluated the level of knowledge on coffee production among farmers and promoters.
• Developed management plans for the various types of coffee plantations.
• Provided training and technical assistance to 928 coffee growers (45 percent women) through the Farmer-to
• Farmer approach and promoted good practices.
• Implemented measures to control rust, improve coffee plantations and preserve the quality of the coffee.
• Set up a weather station to monitor and register data on climate variability.
• Established 400 home gardens.
• Implemented a prophylactic plan for poultry benefiting 1 033 families and vaccinated 24 946 birds against the
• New Castle disease, coryza and cholera.
• Set up a revolving fund (USD 4 500) to continue the prophylactic plan and carry out vaccination campaigns.
• Renovated 91 ha of land with improved and traditional varieties of coffee.
• Cultivated 6 ha with short-cycle crops (e.g. improved bean varieties and cruciferous vegetables).