The PIAF EL CEIBO Foundation is the result of a long process developed by the technical area of the Central de Cooperativas El Ceibo Ltda. Initially in the 80’s it was named COPEAGRO, with the purpose of providing technical assistance to cocoa producers, and later in 1993 it included a research program in Agroforestry Systems, being named from then on as Program of Agro-ecological and Forestal Implementations “PIAF”. In 2008, through a decentralization process, the PIAF-El Ceibo Foundation was created with a degree of administrative autonomy. From this moment on, PIAF has contributed to the sustainable productive development of the Alto Beni region, through the exchange of experiences and knowledge of technicians, producers and other institutions in different areas, mainly cocoa and agroforestry systems.
