Most coffee growers are poor and have small plots of land. Affordable micro irrigation helps them grow healthier, more productive plants in less time, maximizing their profit.
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In Nicaragua and other countries, coffee is grown in limited space on steep hillsides, making effective irrigation difficult. IDE's affordable micro drip irrigation delivers the right amount of water directly to the plant.
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A child of a Nicaraguan farm family helps unpack their new drip irrigation system.
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Installing IDE micro drip irrigation on a small farm in Nicaragua.
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Smallholder farmers deliver their coffee crop to market. Thanks to IDE drip irrigation, they are able to grow high-value coffee which will earn a better price.
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Project participants in their newly drip-irrigated plot.
Help Farmers in Nicaragua Move Out of Poverty
Photo from Progress Report 'IDE Nicaragua Moving Forward'
Help Farmers in Nicaragua Move Out of Poverty
Photo from Progress Report 'IDE Nicaragua Moving Forward'
Help Farmers in Nicaragua Move Out of Poverty
Photo from Progress Report 'Micro Irrigation Helps Coffee Farmers in Nicaragua'
Micro Drip Irrigation
Photo from Progress Report 'Micro Irrigation Helps Coffee Farmers in Nicaragua'
Micro Drip Irrigation Installation
Photo from Progress Report 'Micro Irrigation Helps Coffee Farmers in Nicaragua'