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Ubicación: Amazonas, Brasil
Áreas de impacto: Inclusión laboral, medio ambiente, ingresos sostenibles
Personas apoyadas:
Pequeños agricultores, zonas rurales
Se unió a Portafolio NESsT:
2021
Resumen
Associação dos Agropecuários de Beruri (ASSOAB) has been supporting small Brazil nut collectors in Beruri, Amazonas since 1996, generating stable income for the isolated communities while respecting their traditional livelihoods and the environment. The association acquires raw Brazil nuts from more than 350 collecting families from the indigenous land Itixi Mitari and the sustainable development reserve (RDS) Piagaçú-Purus. Every year, ASSOAB’s employees visit the small collecting families to deliver new equipment and offer in-person ecological and sustainability training, fostering environmental awareness among local communities.
ASSOAB es el segundo mayor empleador del municipio y gestiona una planta industrial que puede procesar hasta 200 toneladas de nueces de Brasil al año. Tras recibir las nueces crudas de los recolectores, los empleados de ASSOAB deshidratan y envasan los productos finales, que se venden a diversas empresas de cosmética y alimentación.
Resultados e impacto
3,000
hectares of native forests conserved
40%
los empleados a tiempo completo son mujeres
350
Apoyo a las familias recolectoras de nueces de Brasil
“NESsT’s support will help us to diversify our production with the sale of [vegetable] oils, a new product, and benefit our [Brazil nut] collectors through the purchase of raw materials. Through these lines of products, we will generate more sustainable income in the communities of RDS (Sustainable Development Reserve) Piagaçú and TI (Terra Indigena) Itixi Mitari in Baixo Purus.”
NESsT Inversión
NESsT’s investment will equip the association to diversify its product lines and reach new markets. To enhance ASSOAB’s conservation efforts that protect almost 1.2 million hectares of native forests, NESsT will help the association to improve its impact monitoring and tracking process and advise them on new financing options as the association strengthens its position as a major Brazil nut producer in Brazil.