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Good practices of initiative:

Semillas de Portal: Participatory agroforestry restoration for family farming in northern Mato Grosso, Brazil

Relevance

It measures the alignment of the initiative with existing policy frameworks in the country. In addition, the scalability of the initiative to other realities and geographies is valued.

Framework	Description	Ambit	Country	Source
ACTION PLAN FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL DEFORESTATION IN LEGAL AMAZON (PPCDAm)	PPCDAm is Brazil’s main environmental public policy for the Amazon. The project aligns with its “Land Use Planning and Environmental Regularization” axis by restoring degraded areas, promoting agroforestry systems, and generating sustainable economic alternatives for smallholder farmers. This alignment helped secure its technical eligibility with the Amazon Fund.	National	Brazil	Link
Pronaf - National Program for the Strengthening of Family Farming	The project contributes to PRONAF’s objectives by strengthening productive capacities, improving income, and facilitating market access for rural families. It also supports the recognition of women and youth in rural territories, which are core pillars of this policy.	National	Brazil	Link

Effectiveness

This measures how well the objectives and goals set out in the initiative were fulfilled, as well as the extent to which the results achieved are attributable to the actions implemented by the initiative.

Indicator	Description	Indicator Type	Measure Unit	Base date	Base	Goal	Measure Date	Measure	Compliance	Source
Hectares restored with agroforestry systems	Total area recovered through the implementation of diversified agroforestry systems on smallholder family farms.	Effectiveness	Hectares (ha)	01-05-2013	0 Ha	1550 ha	30-09-2022	1550 ha	100	Final implementation report – Sementes do Portal – Phase II, Amazon Fund (2022)
Number of people trained in agroecological practices	Total number of individuals who participated in technical training, workshops, exchange visits, and technical assistance on agroforestry and sustainable production practices.	Effectiveness	Number of people	01-05-2013	0	424	30-09-2022	2352	555	Final implementation report – Sementes do Portal – Phase II, Amazon Fund (2022)
Income generated from the sale of agroforestry products	Total value in national currency earned from the commercialization of products derived from agroforestry systems, including seeds, seedlings, and food crops.	Effectiveness	Brazilian Reais (R$)	01-05-2013	0	6500000	30-09-0202	6900000	106	Final implementation report – Sementes do Portal – Phase II, Amazon Fund (2022)

Sustainability

It measures the installed capacities or actions identified to maintain or improve the results of the policy initiative.

Indicator	Description	Indicator Type	Measure Unit	Base date	Base	Goal	Measure Date	Measure	Compliance	Source
Proportion of female direct beneficiaries of the project	percentage of direct project beneficiaries who identified as women, based on the total number of active participants at the end of the intervention.	Sustainability	Porcentagem (%)	2013-05-01	0	40		47	47	Link

Learned lessons

Gained knowledge from implementing, evaluating, and managing a policy intervention, including why it was or was not effective and how it could be improved in the future.

Lesson	Description	Source
Participatory governance improves project sustainability.	Including local associations, women, and youth in decision-making spaces strengthened community ownership, facilitated territorial implementation, and enhanced accountability mechanisms.	Final project report – Sementes do Portal – Phase II, Amazon Fund (2022)
Women strengthen agroecological restoration processes.	Experiences led by the Rural Women’s Movement proved that their involvement was essential to the success of nurseries, markets, food production, and social training activities.	Activity Report – Instituto Ouro Verde (2018–2022), annexed to the Amazon Fund
Linking restoration to income generation increases rural resilience.	The integrated strategy of restoring land with agroforestry systems, marketing seeds, and building capacities enabled families to simultaneously improve income and environmental sustainability.	Project results report – Amazon Fund (2022)