Sustainable Harvest International

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) provides farming families in Central America with the training and tools to restore our planet's tropical forests while overcoming poverty.

Our programs help family farmers:

• adopt sustainable farming practices,
• enhance small businesses, and
• build self-sufficient communities.

Purpose

More than half of the world’s tropical forests are already gone and we are losing the other half at the rate of one acre every second. As a result, more than half the species of plants and animals in the world are disappearing, along with carbon stores, which stabilize the global climate.

Since 1997, SHI has been a quiet force of transformation alongside small-scale farmers in regions facing deforestation. We have planted 5 million trees, restored 30,000 acres of land, and trained 4,000+ rural farming families.

We tackle poverty, food insecurity, and environmental degradation through regenerative agriculture training and assistance, the development of farm-sourced businesses and their connection to markets, and accompany farming communities in becoming more resilient to climate change.

Vision

People and the environment thriving in a healthy balance.

Did you know?

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), harmful farming practices are responsible for 90% of global deforestation. These unsustainable methods degrade soil health, reducing crop yields and food security. As productivity declines, farmers often clear and burn more forests to create new farmland—trapping them in a destructive cycle that threatens both people and the planet.

By adopting sustainable and regenerative practices, family farmers help heal the planet while feeding their communities.

Regenerative Agriculture

• restores ecosystems,
• feeds families, and
• improves livelihoods.

“I must admit that before Sustainable Harvest International, I was a destroyer of the forest. I am very regretful of this. My field trainer has taken my blindfold off and made me conscious of the importance of protecting the forest.” 

— Adan Jose Rivera, SHI-Honduras farmer