Regenerative Agriculture & Cooperative Resilience
Building climate-smart food systems through cooperative innovation.
Phalarope is launching the Regenerative Agriculture & Cooperative Resilience Program to help farming cooperatives restore the health of their land, improve food security, and strengthen local economies. Working first with FECOAR R.L. in Guatemala, this initiative will serve as a model for cooperatives across Guatemala, blending ancestral knowledge with modern science to regenerate soils, biodiversity, and livelihoods.
What We Aim to Achieve
Smallholder farmers are on the frontlines of climate change. Through this program, Phalarope will help communities:
Restore degraded soils and water cycles
Reduce dependence on chemical inputs
Increase biodiversity and pollinator populations
Strengthen women’s and youth participation in agriculture
Build cooperative capacity to manage and scale regenerative practices
Each cooperative will serve as a living laboratory where farmers learn by doing, testing methods, measuring outcomes, and sharing what works across their communities.
The Five Core Components
Our training and demonstration hubs will focus on five key regenerative practices proven to enhance resilience and productivity:
Cover Crops: Protecting soil from erosion and enriching organic matter.
Polyculture Systems: Cultivating multiple crops for biodiversity and nutrition.
Organic Amendments: Using compost, manure, and natural fertilizers to improve soil fertility.
Composting & Biofertilizers: Transforming waste into sustainable nutrient sources.
Agroforestry: Integrating trees and crops to stabilize soils and increase long-term yield.
These components are adaptable: allowing each cooperative to tailor them to its geography, crops, and cultural practices.
How Phalarope Supports
Phalarope brings the technical backbone and innovation tools to make regenerative agriculture measurable and scalable:
Training & Curriculum Development: Practical field-based learning adapted for all literacy levels.
Digital Monitoring with ArcGIS: Farmers and youth track soil, crop, and biodiversity indicators through mobile tools.
Youth-Led Storytelling: Ambassadors document transformation through photos, videos, and drone mapping.
Scientific Partnerships: Collaboration with universities and laboratories ensures credible data and continuous improvement.
Our Broader Vision
The program is more than a farming initiative — it’s a movement to reconnect people, soil, and community well-being.
By equipping farmers to restore the land while strengthening cooperative systems, Phalarope is helping to build self-sustaining, climate-resilient economies that care for both people and the planet.
