Agriculture Development
Subsistence farming has been practiced here in the mountains for generations. Corn or beans are planted on the same hillside year after year. This often has left the soil depleted of its nutrients needed to yield a strong harvest. Today we are promoting permanent cash crops that will not only improve yield but help conserve the water shed for the entire region. Some of these advancements in agriculture include citrus, macadamia nuts, coffee, and fruit that yield four or five times the income of traditional harvests.
Educating & Supporting Local Farmers
Faith In Action is helping local farmers build an infrastructure of privately-owned coffee farms. These farms are owned, cultivated, and cared for by the villagers high in the mountains surrounding the highland missions. We teach the farmers composting and vermiculture as an alternative to chemical fertilizers in their soil.
Starting as a small agricultural project to help stimulate the local economy. The cultivation and propagation of coffee plants has continued to grow over the years. Faith In Action buys much of the coffee from the local farmers and sells it directly to consumers like you.
