[Episcopal Relief & Development] This month’s Power of Partnerships celebrates the success of an agricultural program in San Fransisco Libre, Nicaragua, where Episcopal Relief & Development partner organization CEPAD has engaged farmers in developing a set of best practices that work with the local environment. Rocky soil and scant rainfall pose challenges, but by employing innovative water and soil conservation techniques, the farmers are improving the quality of the soil and increasing the productivity of the land.  By growing more diverse crops and reaping bigger harvests, families are able to increase household nutrition and sell their surplus produce for income which they can invest in land, equipment and education for their children.

Please note that the Power of Partnerships and Friends of Episcopal Relief & Development web features are now on an alternating schedule.  The next Friends of Episcopal Relief & Development will be published in December.

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