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Blueharvest string size tool11/18/2023 We are looking for growers, buyers, roasters, retailers, and coffee drinkers who value water, and want to commit to protecting and restoring water resources.īlue Harvest was launched in 2014 in Central America with generous support from Keurig Green Mountain. As we develop new programs, we are looking for new partners, on the ground at Origin, and across the coffee value chain. The CRS Coffeelands program provides a platform to promote the principles and approaches of Blue Harvest to new watersheds, countries, and regions. coffee cooperatives, coffee buyers/roasters), water users in rural and urban water systems, and farmers. Funds are specifically used to catalyze matching funds/resources from various sources, including public funds (municipal and national funds), donors, financial institutions, private funds (e.g. The program leverages and channels investments for farms, mills, and water resource management. Staff provides support to build the social and political processes required for integrated water resources management. Water governance and Community Development Water-smart agricultural practices are applied to improve water infiltration.įarmers in Blue Harvest areas increase income through value chain enrichments.īlue Harvest provides technical advice in watershed management, sustainable agricultural production (including coffee), and coffee milling process that improve water efficiencies and wastewater treatment. Improved Coffee Agroforestry SystemsĬoffee farms increase production and diversification, and are more resilient to pests, disease and drought. Watersheds that provide drinking water for communities downstream are better managed, primarily by promoting sustainable agricultural practices, improved water governance, increased investments in improving agricultural practices and improving water systems, and increased policy influence around integrated water resource management. The program delivers results and generates impacts in three areas. Since, the program has been expanding to other regions in Latin America. Blue Harvest forms part of CRS’ larger initiatives on Water-Smart Agriculture in Latin America and CRS Coffeelands program. The program started in Central America focusing on protecting watersheds that provide drinking water to downstream communities by promoting water-smart coffee production and milling practices. In early 2014, CRS launched Blue Harvest, a program explicitly designed to restore and protect water resources for people in coffeelands. Beyond field-based projects, we have also been proactive in putting water resources on the agenda of the coffee industry: we have written extensively in the Coffeelands blog and in coffee journals we have spoken in conferences and events we have produced several short videos and we have contributed to the SCA Sustainability Council issue brief titled A Blueprint for Water Security in the Coffeelands. Through agriculture and water projects, we have been promoting sustainable coffee production to protect and improve water resources. Since 2012, CRS has been working to highlight the impacts that coffee has on water resources in places where coffee is produced.
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