Sustainable Harvest International

Name

Sustainable Harvest International

Legal name

Sustainable Harvest International

Website

https://sustainableharvest.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regenerative Agriculture Training Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (1151), Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Regenerative Agriculture (Soil Carbon, Cover Crops, Reduced/No-Till) (AFAGAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD), Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL), Sustainable/Regenerative Agriculture & Conservation Practices (EDAOAOAO)

Keywords

• Regenerative agriculture training
• Sustainable farming programs
• Smallholder farmer support
• Agroforestry capacity building
• Rural development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donations from supporters, monthly sustainer programs, and one-time gifts. Tax-deductible 501c3 contributions.
2. Foundation and Grant Funding: Institutional grants from foundations and charitable organizations supporting food security, climate, and rural development initiatives.
3. Government and NGO Partnerships: Partnership funding from government agencies and international development organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sustainable Harvest International trains Central American family farmers in regenerative and organic agriculture through long-term, in-person programs. Direct services include multi-year technical assistance in home gardens, soil restoration, agroforestry, and farm business management, delivered primarily to smallholder families in Honduras with a paired-farmer field-staff and Promoter 4 Change peer-replication model.

Product overview

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) offers a portfolio of regenerative agriculture training programs and initiatives focused on small-scale family farmers in Central America. The core offering consists of multi-year technical and business assistance programs delivered through hands-on Field Trainer support, Farmer Field Schools, and the TREE (Training for Rural Economic Empowerment) program. SHI's approach combines ecological restoration with farmer-led action, supporting families from initial training through market access. The organization also operates the Promoter 4 Change pilot initiative, the Million Farm Transformation scaling initiative targeting one million farms by 2030, and produces the 'Roots of Renewal' documentary to raise awareness about regenerative agriculture's role in climate solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Program Multi-year, in-person regenerative agriculture training program for smallholder farm families covering home gardens, soil restoration, agroforestry, and farm business management; delivered free of charge in Honduras by paired field staff.
• TREE Program (Training, Resources, Education, and Extension) Training, resources, education, and extension program supporting smallholder farmers with regenerative agriculture practices; offered with sponsorship/named-gift opportunities for donors.
• Promoter 4 Change Peer-to-peer leadership training program that prepares experienced farmers to train and support additional farm families, scaling SHI's reach through local promoters.
• Farmer Field Schools Group-based, participatory learning sessions held in farmers' fields, providing hands-on training in regenerative agriculture techniques to cohorts of smallholder farmers.
• Roots of Renewal Documentary produced by Sustainable Harvest International that tells the story of its regenerative agriculture work with Central American farming families; used for donor engagement and public awareness.
• Million Farm Transformation Large-scale initiative by Sustainable Harvest International aimed at expanding regenerative agriculture training to one million farms; offered as a sponsorship/participation vehicle for donors and partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% of farmers continue using learned practices years after graduating from SHI program
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• RAOS Cooperative (Cooperativa de Cafés Orgánicos Marcala Honduras)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHI partners with RAOS to support 300 member organic coffee cooperative. SHI helps RAOS members renovate coffee plants and implement regenerative agriculture techniques. RAOS provides SHI farmers access to established export connections and strongly developed local markets.
• RikoltosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational nonprofit partner supporting TREE program participants in diversifying agri-food systems and evaluating potential organic products for market.
• Horizon EmpowerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner assisting TREE program participants with business development and market access opportunities.
• Honduran National Institute for Professional Training (INFOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINFOP provides accreditation for SHI's Community Agroecology Promoter curriculum, giving graduates professional certification recognized in Honduras.
• Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and education institution partnering with SHI on TREE program, providing technical expertise in agroforestry and sustainable agriculture.
• Clinton Foundation / Clinton Global InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHI is a member of Clinton Global Initiative and made a 2023 Commitment to Action for Climate Resilience through the TREE program, targeting 1,250 farmers and 12,800 acres.
• Shipstern Conservation and Management AreasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Belize working to conserve critical forestland and waterways providing wildlife habitats and supporting rural farmer livelihoods.
• Economist ImpactsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSHI participated in Economist Impact's 5th annual Sustainability Week US, connecting with global leaders on climate solutions and regenerative agriculture.
• Yale Alumni Service CorpssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteer group that visited SHI-Panama to assist communities with beautification, greenhouse construction, and tree nursery planting.
• National Geographic SocietysupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerRepresentatives attended SHI's documentary screening in New York City.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TechnoServe: International nonprofit that works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries; directly comparable because both deliver field-based training and market-access support to smallholder farmers, including in Central American coffee supply chains.
• Groundswell International: Nonprofit working with smallholder farming families in Latin America, Africa, and Asia on agroecological farming and food sovereignty; directly comparable in mission, methodology (farmer-to-farmer training, community-led), and Central America footprint.
• Trees for the Future: Nonprofit training farmers in agroforestry and regenerative practices to end hunger and poverty; highly comparable — both organizations deliver multi-year, field-trainer-led agroforestry training to smallholder farmers and report tree-planting and acreage-restored impact metrics.

Others

• Food Tank: Nonprofit think tank focused on sustainable agriculture, food policy, and farmer stories; comparable as a media-and-advocacy peer in the regenerative-agriculture conversation that has featured SHI's work.

Broad incumbents

• Heifer International: Large established international nonprofit working with smallholder farmers globally on sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods; comparable because both deliver multi-year training, technical assistance, and market access to family farmers in developing economies, though Heifer is much larger and broader in scope.
• One Acre Fund: Large nonprofit serving smallholder farmers in Africa with training, inputs, and market access; comparable in operating model (multi-year smallholder training with field staff) and farmer-level outcomes focus, though it operates in a different geography at much larger scale.
• Rainforest Alliance: Global nonprofit working on sustainable agriculture, forestry, and supply chains including coffee and cocoa cooperatives in Honduras; comparable because both engage smallholder coffee farmers in Central America on sustainable practices and market access, though Rainforest Alliance operates a certification model at global scale.

Emerging players

• Regeneration International: Global network promoting regenerative agriculture and agroecological practices; comparable in advocacy and regenerative-agriculture positioning, and SHI has conducted joint webinars with its leadership (Dr. André Leu).
• World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF): International research institution advancing agroforestry science and capacity building; comparable as a peer in agroforestry methodology, climate-resilience research, and capacity-development partnerships — and SHI already partners with its regional sister CATIE.

Regional players

• Farm Africa: UK-based nonprofit reducing poverty in eastern Africa by helping farmers grow and sell sustainable agriculture products; comparable in mission and smallholder training model, though it operates in Africa rather than Central America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SustainableHarvestInternational

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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