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Finca Renacer provides employment to a hundred workers including several women during the harvest period and thus participates in the economic development of a poorly developed mountainous region economically. Eliminating poverty begins with stable employment and a decent income, hence the contribution of Fincafé who markets the production of the plantation and thus allows employment stability.

We provide plantation employees with healthy, nutritious food and sufficient food by providing them with the three meals of the day. A cook is on site year round to manage meals, menus, food, reduce waste and losses, ensure the safety of the kitchen and manage food distribution among employees. Thus, we know that at least these families will be free from hunger as long as they are employed by Finca Renacer. We cannot do it at the level of the territory or the State, but in our way contribute to it at the level of working families.

In addition, Finca Renacer rents near Matagalpa vegetable lands reserved for the cultivation of beans so dear to Nicaraguan meals. Thus a constant supply of quality beans at lower cost is guaranteed!

This goal has broad targets to reduce communicable diseases, child mortality, accidents, etc. At the plantation level, the contribution is more in the order of the constant presence of a qualified nurse with the equipment and products necessary for rapid intervention in case of problematic situations. If the budget allowed it, it would be interesting for this nurse to have a dispensary in good form, equipped with the necessary products to maintain the health of the employees’ children and prevention with the workers. Perhaps later on let’s contribute to it at the level of working families.

In addition, Finca Renacer rents near Matagalpa vegetable lands reserved for the cultivation of beans so dear to Nicaraguan meals. Thus a constant supply of quality beans at lower cost is guaranteed!

Sustainable development is fueled by the education of individuals. Currently the Renacer plantation is taking small steps in this area with young people and local communities through direct interventions with individuals targeted for their interest and involvement. For example, the administration and manager of the plantation was able to obtain his university degree in Agricultural Engineering thanks to the financial involvement of the plantation. Three children of employees also received financial support during their studies (…), and plan to join the ranks of plantation teams at the end of their studies. Also, the San Antonio Village Elementary School has been able to receive an annual budget for new supplies (dictionaries, pencils, notebooks, etc.) for new classes since 2015.

Almost everywhere, women suffer from a lack of access to decent work and face occupational segregation and gender pay gaps. In many situations, they are denied access to education and basic health care and are victims of violence and discrimination. This is what we have been fighting since the beginning at Finca Renacer: the management of the plantation is provided by a woman who had access to a high level of education and supported by the plantation budget. It involves the foremen of the plantation and specific activities (food crops), who are also responsible for applying wage rules that eliminate wage gaps and promote equitable hiring between men and women.

Water is an abundant commodity in the plantation. The respect of laws such as the protection of banks, the filtration in five basins of the water of washing of the coffee, the non-rejection of these waters directly in the rivers and streams, the supply of running water of the dormitories of the workers, the installation of water collectors are all examples of rules put in place for respect for the water richness of the plantation.

In the face of the global poverty eradication challenge, we are part of our commitment to create jobs for vulnerable groups, especially women, youth, the unemployed rural workforce and low-income urban dwellers.

Paragraph 2 of the declaration recalls that “industrialization is a driver of development. Industry increases productivity, stimulates job creation and generates revenue. It contributes to poverty eradication and other development goals, provides opportunities for social inclusion, including promoting gender equality, empowering women and girls and creating decent jobs for young people. As industry grows, more value is being added and more science, technology and innovation are being applied, encouraging greater investment in training and education, and draining resources to achieve broader inclusive and sustainable development goals.”

Goal 12 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to establish sustainable consumption and production patterns. Sustainable consumption and production, as defined by the Oslo Symposium in 1994, concern “the production and use of goods and services that meet essential needs and contribute to improving the quality of life, while minimizing the use of natural resources, toxic materials and emissions of waste and pollutants, throughout the life cycle, so as not to endanger the needs of future generations.” Thus crucial choices have been made to eliminate products with high toxicity, the reasoned and calculated use of mature trees of the plantation, the protection of virgin jungles spaces, the disposal of food waste by farm animals and the intelligent disposal of industrial waste.

Finca Renacer, like its neighbours, is very sensitive to this aspect since the plantation has been experiencing the consequences of climate change since a few years after some extreme events of unprecedented magnitude.  by the winds, the rains and their consequences. To counter the strength of strong winds, resistant varieties are adopted such as the Marsellese; for heavy rains, drainage channels and wooden walkways have been built;  against warming that promotes the spread of coffee rust, a diversification of resistant varieties, the planting of fruit trees and the diversification of so-called noble tree species allow a rich permaculture rather than a unique mono-culture of coffees.

Goal 15 is the cornerstone of the development of planting and development plans for production and future lots.