AESAC was born out of the interest of the producers to organize themselves
Proyecto IKI IBA, GIZ
Strengthening of social organization
Partners understood that working together brings greater benefits
Proyecto IKI IBA, GIZ
AESAC was born out of the interest of the producers to organize themselves
AESAC
Partners find a space to share their knowledge and expertise
AESAC
The group of producers interested in continuing to implement the sustainable production practices they had learned, sought to organize themselves in a more formal way, understanding that together they could access more support and have their own personality before different institutions.
With support from GIZ, they formed a Civil Association called Agricultores en Ejes Sustentables A.C. (AESAC), which is an organization run entirely by the producers of Apaseo el Grande. In addition to the development and consolidation of the producers' technical capacities, AESAC contemplates the development of administrative and management capacities. This action seeks to generate in the producers the necessary managerial skills to achieve efficient administration, as well as the skills to achieve financial sustainability of the organization and future access to public and private resources to continue and improve the production model for the benefit of the producers and biodiversity.
- There was an awareness and interest in the group of producers to formalize their efforts in an organization that could obtain financing.
- The formalization of the Association allowed its registration with the Treasury office and this made it possible to obtain a bank account.
- The training and constant advice from the GIZ management team was indispensable to advance the project, both for the acquisition of goods and for the verification of expenses.
- It is always necessary for AESAC's partners to contribute resources and manpower to make the most of the support they receive.
- These types of projects are long term and few governments and institutions are willing to participate, so it is the interest of the partners that keeps the work going.
- The partners have learned to recognize their mistakes and to face the challenges of creating a grassroots organization. This is not the case in many farming communities.