During the implementation of the Nutrition in Mountain Agroecosystems (NMA) project in Ecuador, together with our partner Heifer Ecuador, we heard and collected several stories from the participants from the project’s Capacity Development Program. NMA seeks to connect the concepts of agroecology and market trends with the reality of farmers.

Each participant has the opportunity to carry out a micro intervention project of their own choosing focusing on a specific goal and context. Much as these project ideas are conceived during the NMA capacity development trainings, all the planning, implementation and financial investments is done by the participants themselves. We highlighted three captivating stories and ideas: