FUNDACION AGRECOL Andes

What FUNDACION AGRECOL Andes does

FUNDACIÓN AGRECOL Andes is a Bolivian nonprofit foundation legally constituted on June 8, 2001, headquartered in Cochabamba with 28 employees, operating across the Cono Sur region (Aiquile, Pojo, Totora, Pasorapa) and the Cochabamba metropolitan area (Sacaba, Tiquipaya, Quillacollo). The organization promotes agroecological production and food sovereignty through a portfolio that includes the Sistema Participativo de Garantía (SPG), a participatory organic certification recognized by Bolivia's SENASAG under Law 3525; BolSaludable, a direct-to-consumer ecological food initiative with weekly Saturday markets, a permanent store, and mobile distribution; Sistemas Agroforestales Dinámicos (SAFD) for soil recovery; a Citizen Food Monitoring System that tests pesticide residues in plant-based foods; and water recharge zone management services. Its work is delivered through two internal programs (Cono Sur and Metropolitan) using farmer-to-farmer training, participatory guarantee evaluations, and policy advocacy.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through international development cooperation: core financial partners include MISEREOR, Solidagro (Belgian cooperation), Humundi, Pan para el Mundo, Comité Central Menonita, the European Union, and Canada's IDRC, supplemented by municipal government contracts for technical assistance. The customer base spans small-scale rural and periurban farming families (the primary producer constituency certified through SPG), urban consumers purchasing at BolSaludable, municipal governments receiving policy support, and educational institutions. Distribution is short-circuit and event-driven, with the 20th edition of the Feria Estacional and 22nd edition of the FEXCO Ecological Pavilion demonstrating durable channel traction.

Name

FUNDACION AGRECOL Andes

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN AGRECOL Andes

Website

https://agrecolandes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FUNDACIÓN AGRECOL Andes is a 25-year-old Cochabamba-based nonprofit foundation that certifies and markets agroecological produce from smallholder farmers in Bolivia via the SENASAG-recognized SPG system and the BolSaludable retail/market network, funded primarily by international development donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Agriculture and Agroecology Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Program Development & Administration (AFAMAMAF)

Keywords

• Agroecological production
• Participatory guarantee systems
• Sustainable agriculture training
• Food sovereignty programs
• Water recharge management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cochabamba

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. International Development Cooperation Funding: AGRECOL Andes operates primarily through grants and funding from international development organizations and bilateral cooperation agencies that support agroecology, food sovereignty, and sustainable development projects in Bolivia.
2. Municipal Government Contracts: The foundation receives support from municipal governments for technical assistance, training, and project implementation in areas of water management, agroecological production, and food security policy development.
3. Producer Organization Support: Support from producer organizations and agricultural associations for capacity building, certification processes, and market access programs such as the BolSaludable initiative.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FUNDACIÓN AGRECOL Andes delivers a portfolio of agroecology services: a participatory guarantee certification system (SPG) recognized under Bolivia's Law 3525 for ecological production; the BolSaludable direct-sales channel (permanent store, weekly Saturday market, seasonal fairs, and mobile store) linking certified smallholder producers with urban consumers; modular training in dynamic agroforestry systems (SAFD); a citizen food-monitoring platform tracking pesticide residues; water recharge zone identification and watershed management; and social-political advocacy supporting municipal agroecological legislation.

Product overview

FUNDACIÓN AGRECOL Andes is a non-profit organization promoting agroecology and sustainable development in Bolivia. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected products and services including the Sistema Participativo de Garantía (SPG) for ecological certification, the BolSaludable healthy food initiative for direct consumer sales, Sistemas Agroforestales Dinámicos (SAFD) for sustainable agriculture training, a citizen food monitoring system for pesticide residue tracking, water source management services, and policy advocacy for common goods. These offerings work together to advance food sovereignty, ecological production, and sustainable territorial development across Cochabamba municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sistema Participativo de Garantía (SPG)

Quantifiable outcome

• 53 producers certified through SPG in single certification round (Pasorapa)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Visión Mundial BoliviaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 August 2025World Vision Bolivia coordinating visits of agroecological producers from Santa Cruz to learn from AGRECOL Andes' BolSaludable experience.
• SEDACRUZminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 August 2025Agricultural institution of the Santa Cruz departmental government coordinating with Visión Mundial for producer exchange.
• Ciudadanía BoliviaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Civil society organization part of the Comité Impulsor Agroecológico de Sacaba working on municipal agroecological legislation.
• CENDA BoliviaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Organization part of the Comité Impulsor Agroecológico de Sacaba supporting agroecological transition.
• Yachay ChhalakuminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Organization part of the Comité Impulsor Agroecológico de Sacaba.
• CETMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Organization part of the Comité Impulsor Agroecológico de Sacaba.
• PAS SacabaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Organization part of the Comité Impulsor Agroecológico de Sacaba.
• Movimiento Agroecológico Boliviano (MAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in the Coalition for Strengthening Agroecology in Bolivia, coordinating national-level agroecological advocacy and policy work.
• Plataforma Nacional de Suelos para una Agricultura Sostenible (PNS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational soil platform partner collaborating on sustainable agriculture initiatives and soil management practices.
• Plataforma Boliviana Frente al Cambio Climático (PBFCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate change platform partner working on climate resilience in agricultural systems.
• Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and promotion center for peasant communities, collaborating on agroecological research and farmer empowerment.
• Fundación Acción Cultural Loyola (ACLO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural action foundation working on rural development and agroecological promotion in southern Bolivia.
• AGRUCO-UMSS (Centro de Investigación Agroecología, Universidad Mayor de San Simón)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity agroecology research center providing academic support, research, and student involvement in AGRECOL projects.
• Universidad Católica Boliviana (UCB) - CochabambacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic university collaborating on agroecological research, student projects, and knowledge management.
• Universidad Privada del Valle (UNIVALLE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate university with which AGRECOL Andes signed a framework cooperation agreement in November 2022.
• Radio EsperanzaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity radio station working with AGRECOL on agricultural extension and producer organization in the Cono Sur region.
• AS-PTA (Agricultura Familiar e Agroecologia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian organization providing the Em Rede platform for mapping agroecological organizations in Bolivia.
• Pastoral Social Caritas de Comarapa (PASOC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch-based social pastoral organization part of the Regional Soil Platform for Mesothermal Valleys.
• Fundación GAIA PachaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental foundation collaborating with AGRECOL on youth engagement activities around water security and environmental education.
• Aliados Silvestres / Unión de Proyectos Ambientales de BoliviaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental alliance contributing to Tiquipaya's agroecological normative development.
• Fundación PLAGBOLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation working on agrochemical issues in Bolivia, collaborating on the Coalition for Agroecology project in Tiquipaya.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Fundación Tierra: Bolivian think tank and NGO focused on rural development, land rights, and sustainable agriculture policy; comparable in policy-advocacy orientation and Bolivian operating context, though with more emphasis on land tenure than producer certification.

Broad incumbents

• IFOAM – Organics International: Global umbrella body for the organic agriculture movement, including participatory guarantee systems; comparable in promoting ecological certification frameworks, though operating globally and at federation scale rather than as a single-country implementation NGO.
• Heifer International: Large international development organization with active programs in Bolivia supporting smallholder agroecological production, sustainable farming, and farmer-to-farmer training; comparable model and overlapping donor/funder ecosystem, though at significantly greater scale.
• AS-PTA Agricultura Familiar e Agroecologia: Brazilian agroecology NGO and network operator providing the Em Rede mapping platform that AGRECOL uses; comparable as a larger, more established Latin American agroecology organization pursuing similar family-farmer empowerment agendas across multiple countries.
• Movimiento Agroecológico Boliviano (MAB): National coalition in which AGRECOL participates, coordinating agroecological advocacy and policy across multiple Bolivian NGOs; a broader network peer that overlaps in mission and member organizations but operates at coalition rather than foundation scale.

Direct peers

• Fundación Acción Cultural Loyola (ACLO): Bolivian foundation promoting rural development and agroecology in southern Bolivia, working with similar producer organizations and supported by overlapping European funders (e.g., Intermón Oxfam, European cooperation), making it a directly comparable NGO peer.
• Groundswell International: International NGO that strengthens local farmer organizations and promotes agroecological practices, farmer-to-farmer extension, and participatory certification across Latin America, Africa, and Asia — directly comparable methodology and target population to AGRECOL.
• Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA): Bolivian NGO with a near-identical mission of agroecological research, rural development, and smallholder farmer empowerment; listed as a core strategic partner but functions as a comparable peer organization in the same geographies and donor ecosystem.
• AGRUCO – Universidad Mayor de San Simón: University-based agroecology research center in Cochabamba that collaborates with AGRECOL; operates parallel agroecological training, research, and producer-support programs serving overlapping farming communities in the same region.

Others

• Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD): Mexican research center focused on food science, safety, and sustainable food systems; thematically related through food safety and citizen monitoring work, providing an adjacent reference point for AGRECOL's Sistema Ciudadano de Monitoreo de Alimentos.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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