Agricultural Training Center
La Semilla del Progreso
Honduras

La Semilla del Progreso, an agricultural training center located outside Siguatepeque, Honduras, is directed by Laureano Jacobo. The Center provides intensive training for farmers from surrounding communities and afterwards continues to support them in the sometimes delicate transition from conventional practices to sustainable organic agriculture. Participants who receive training at La Semilla are given a lot of encouragement, but they are most convinced when they see increases in their own crop yields, plus experiencing the other tangible benefits of applying these new practices on their own farms.

La Semilla del Progreso staff organizes groups of local farmers, men, women and youth, who come to the center for 4 day training sessions on sustainable agriculture. Following the on-site training sessions, the La Semilla staff goes out to the villages to support these local groups. They continue to serve as a mentors for the farmers as they implement the new technologies they have learned. Each year, La Semilla has worked with 10 groups in 10 communities, including 4 groups of youth - the Honduran farmers of the future.

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