CRACYP (which stands for Rural Reforestation and Progress Network Corporation, in Spanish) is a non profit organisation founded in 1999.  Its network includes over 200 communities in an area of 250.000 hectares on the borders of the Cotopaxi, Bolivar and Los Rios provinces in Ecuador.  

Members of the network have carried out agricultural research in alternative cash crops for the last 18 years, gaining significant experience in the production and processing of agricultural products.  Through practical experience these communities have applied low-cost, environmentally-friendly alternative technologies.  

CRACYP´s aim is "Progreso Verde" or "Green Progress" -  conservation of the environment and economic and social development of local communities.  We aim to transfer appropriate technology and sustainable alternative agricultural methods, in exchange for community participation in reforestation.  This process also increases the production alternatives and resources of the communities involved, improving their quality of life. 

CRACYP's Executive Secretary is Carlos Cabrera.   

Ecuadorian registered not-for-profit organisation, MBS. N. 02544