Cedasb - Centro de Convivência e Desenvolvimento Agroecológico do Sudoeste da Bahia

What Cedasb - Centro de Convivência e Desenvolvimento Agroecológico do Sudoeste da Bahia does

CEDASB (Centro de Convivência e Desenvolvimento Agroecológico do Sudoeste da Bahia) is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization (Organização da Sociedade Civil) founded in May 2006 and headquartered in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia. The organization implements a portfolio of "social technologies" — primarily rainwater harvesting infrastructure including 16,000-liter plate cisterns for human consumption (Programa Um Milhão de Cisternas / P1MC), 52,000-liter production cisterns, barreiros trincheira, underground dams (barragens subterrâneas), barraginhas, and community seed banks (Sementes do Semiárido) — for family farmers across four Identity Territories in Southwest Bahia's semi-arid region (Sudoeste Baiano, Médio Sudoeste, Médio Rio de Contas, Sertão Produtivo). It also delivers Technical and Rural Extension services (ATER), school cistern programs paired with contextualized education, and support for rural solidarity economy enterprises and agroecological fairs.

Name

Cedasb - Centro de Convivência e Desenvolvimento Agroecológico do Sudoeste da Bahia

Legal name

Centro de Convivência e Desenvolvimento Agroecológico do Sudoeste da Bahia

Website

https://cedasb.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CEDASB is a non-profit civil society organization founded in 2006 in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil, that builds rainwater harvesting cisterns and delivers agroecological extension services, community seed banks, and school water programs for family farmers across Southwest Bahia's Semiárido region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitória da Conquista

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Termo de Colaboração/Fomento Agreements: CEDASB's primary revenue comes from term-of-collaboration agreements (Termos de Colaboração) and service contracts with Brazilian government agencies. Funding sources include CAR (Companhia de Desenvolvimento e Ação Regional), BAHIATER/SDR, BNDES, MDS, MDA, PETROBRAS, Fundação Banco do Brasil, Banco Mundial, INGÁ, and state secretariats. These contracts finance specific projects such as cistern construction, ATER services, seed bank development, and social technology implementation.
2. International Development Partnerships: Funding and support from international development organizations such as Terre des Hommes Schweiz and participation in research projects with institutions like FIOCRUZ/CIDACS.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cedasb is a non-profit civil society organization that implements rainwater harvesting and agroecology programs for family farmers in the Brazilian Semiárido. Its core offerings are the construction of 16,000L plate cisterns for human water consumption and 52,000L production cisterns, complemented by barreiros trincheira, underground dams, barraginhas, community seed banks, and Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER) technical assistance and rural extension services across four Identity Territories of Southwest Bahia.

Product overview

Cedasb is a civil society organization (Organização da Sociedade Civil) founded in 2006 that operates as a portfolio of social and public programs rather than a commercial product platform. Its core offerings center on rainwater harvesting technologies (cisternas) for human consumption (P1MC - 16,000L) and food production (P1+2 - 52,000L), complemented by school cistern programs, community seed banks (Sementes do Semiárido), technical rural extension services (ATER), territorial development initiatives, and popular communication/publication programs (O Candeeiro, Sala de Leitura). The organization also facilitates ecological fairs for family farming commercialization. All programs are executed through public-private partnerships with government agencies (CAR, BAHIATER, SDR, ASA) and international development organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa Um Milhão de Cisternas (P1MC) Program implementing 16,000-liter plate cisterns for human water consumption, providing rainwater harvesting to family farmers in the Brazilian Semiárido. A flagship ASA program executed through CEDASB.
• Programa Uma Terra e Duas Águas (P1+2) Program implementing 52,000-liter production cisterns (calçadão, enxurrada, telhadão) plus barreiros trincheira, barragens subterrâneas and barraginhas for food production and animal watering on family farms.
• Cisternas nas Escolas Construction of school cisterns combined with contextualized education for coexistence with the Semiárido, promoting water access and food security in rural schools across Southwest Bahia.
• Sementes do Semiárido Community seed bank construction and management program focused on rescue, preservation, and multiplication of crioula (heirloom) seeds to preserve biodiversity and traditional agricultural knowledge in the Semiárido.
• Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER) Technical assistance and rural extension services that build agroecological knowledge with family farmers, promoting sustainable agriculture and strengthening family farming across multiple municipalities.
• Feiras Agroecológicas Ecological fairs organized to promote family farming products, generate income, and strengthen the local economy of the Semiárido, with produce sold directly by assisted farmers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,471 plate cisterns (16,000L) built for human consumption
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate, major and minor.

• Articulação Semiárido Brasileiro (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006CEDASB has been a member of ASA since its founding. It holds positions on the ASA BAHIA Executive Coordination and the ASA Sudoeste Regional Coordination. ASA is a network of organizations across 10 Brazilian states in the Semiárido that advocates for water access and dignified coexistence with the semi-arid environment. ASA connects organized civil society to influence public policy and implement programs including the One Million Cisterns (P1MC) and One Land Two Waters (P1+2) programs.
• Articulação de Agroecologia da Bahia (AABA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEDASB participates in the coordination of AABA, the Bahia articulation of agroecology, which brings together organizations working on agroecological transitions across the state.
• Instituto Ambiental Brasil Sustentável (IABS)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerIABS partnered with CEDASB on school cistern projects (Cisternas nas Escolas), financing the construction of cisterns and the contextualized education program in rural schools.
• Instituto de Gestão das Águas e Clima (INGÁ)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerINGÁ partnered with CEDASB on training programs for coexistence with the Semiárido and water management, implementing project nº 20/2009.
• Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerUESB collaborates with CEDASB through its Extension and Territorial Development Nucleus (NEDET) and the Study and Research Group on Rural Education (GEPEC), supporting academic exchange and applied research.
• Instituto Federal Baiano (IFBAIANO)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFBAIANO partners with CEDASB on rural education and technical training initiatives aligned with agroecological development in the Southwest Bahia region.
• Rede Cisterna / Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social (MDS)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerCEDASB participates in the Rede Cisternas, a national network coordinated with MDS to strengthen connections between cistern program implementing organizations, share experiences, and improve communication about water access programs.
• Fórum Baiano da Agricultura Familiar (FBAF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEDASB participates in the FBAF, a forum bringing together family farming organizations in Bahia to discuss and advocate for rural policies and food sovereignty.
• Conselho de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional – CONSEA Bahia and COMSEA Vitória da ConquistamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEDASB holds seats on state and municipal Food and Nutritional Security Councils, contributing to policy discussions on food sovereignty, water access, and rural development.
• Instituto de Formação Cidadã São Francisco de Assis (ISFA)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerISFA partners with CEDASB on rural development projects and events, including co-organizing the V Feira da Agropecuária Familiar da Onça in Manoel Vitorino.
• Movimento de Organização Comunitária (MOC)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOC represents CEDASB in the FBAF and collaborates on collective advocacy for family farming organizations, contributing to the transformation of rural populations' lives in Bahia.
• Colegiado do Território de Identidade Sudoeste BaianomoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEDASB participates in the governance body for the Southwest Bahia Identity Territory, contributing to territorial development planning and resource allocation.
• Centro de Integração de Dados e Conhecimentos para a Saúde (CIDACS/FIOCRUZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIDACS, a research institute affiliated with FIOCRUZ, partnered with ASA and CEDASB on an immersion workshop about 'Cisterns, Water and Health,' exploring the impacts of the One Million Cisterns Program on population health in the Brazilian Semiárido.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Articulação Semiárido Brasileiro (ASA): National network of civil society organizations implementing the One Million Cisterns (P1MC) and One Land Two Waters (P1+2) programs across 10 Brazilian Semiárido states. CEDASB is a member and holds coordination roles; ASA coordinates the broader ecosystem in which CEDASB operates.
• Instituto Regional da Pequena Agropecuária Apropriada (IRPAA): Brazilian NGO based in Juazeiro, Bahia, focused on agroecology and coexistence with the Semiárido. Directly comparable in mission, methodology (water harvesting, agroecology, family farmer support), and geographic overlap with CEDASB.
• Centro de Estudos do Trabalho e de Assessoria ao Trabalhador (CAATINGA): Brazilian NGO working on Semiárido ecosystems, family farming, and rural sustainability. Direct comparable in mission, regional focus, and approaches to water security and agroecology in the Brazilian Semiárido.
• Movimento de Organização Comunitária (MOC): Bahia-based civil society organization promoting family farming, gender equity, and rural development. Co-partner in FBAF and collaborator with CEDASB on family farming advocacy; directly comparable in target population and regional scope.
• Programa de Aplicação de Tecnologia Apropriada às Comunidades (PATAC): Paraíba-based NGO implementing cisterns and agroecological technologies in the Semiárido. Directly comparable implementing partner within the ASA network, with similar program portfolio (P1MC, P1+2, seed banks).
• AS-PTA - Agricultura Familiar e Agroecologia: Brazilian NGO focused on agroecology, family farming, and seed sovereignty across multiple states. Comparable in methodology (agroecological transitions, seed banks, ATER) and beneficiary profile to CEDASB.
• FASE - Federação de Órgãos para Assistência Social e Educacional: Brazilian national NGO working on rural development, agroecology, and food sovereignty. Overlapping mission in family farmer support and rural policy advocacy with a broader geographic footprint than CEDASB.

Broad incumbents

• BAHIATER - Superintendência Baiana de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural: Bahia state body for rural technical assistance that contracts CEDASB for ATER projects. Functions as a state-level coordinator and funder of ATER services, with overlapping beneficiaries but a different operating model.
• Companhia de Desenvolvimento e Ação Regional (CAR): Bahia state public company under SDR that contracts civil society organizations like CEDASB to implement rural development projects. Functions as a contractor/funder rather than a peer implementer, but is central to CEDASB's revenue model.

Emerging players

• Instituto Federal Baiano (IFBAIANO): Federal public education institution partnering with CEDASB on rural education and technical training. Overlap in agroecological training and rural community engagement, but operates primarily as an educational institution rather than a civil society implementer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/cedasb.semiarido.3
• Instagraminstagram.com/cedasb_agroecologia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cedasb---centro-de-conviv%C3%AAncia-e-desenvolvimento-agroecol%C3%B3gico-do-sudoeste-da-bahia

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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