During the launch of the Center for Agricultural Innovation Invernadero de Mar, the Director General of Corpoguajira, Samuel Lanao Robles, announced that the environmental authority will provide all technical support to this project of the Strategies for Life Foundation, what are you looking for, through the power of the wind and the sun, implement a food sovereignty model through the creation of a microenvironment for the development of passion fruit crops, cucumber, cantaloupe, tomatoes, chili pepper, inter alia.

“We are highly committed to strengthening this great initiative that will benefit several indigenous communities in Riohacha., for this reason, the Corporation will provide all the support and technical assistance to guarantee food safety processes and the sowing of native species through the seeds that will be donated from the entity ", explained Lanao Robles.

In addition, highlighted the implementation of these works, for his contribution to the conservation of the dry forest, promote the development of production chain models and food security for vulnerable populations.

Corpoguajira will also deliver books and educational materials with an environmental focus, for the community library that will start operating in the project's area of ​​influence, which is located in La Granja, rural Riohacha.

Meanwhile, Nohemy Mejia, legal representative of the Strategies for Life Foundation, He pointed out that the agricultural innovation center will also teach indigenous populations to plant crop seeds so that they can apply these models at home., "In this way we promote a process of knowledge transfer that will allow them to continue growing and developing, in addition to resuming the activity of agriculture, that for years has been part of the customs of the Wayúu community ", added.

It should be noted that this project is supported by the Corporation Give yourself to Colombia, Zayed Sustainability Prize, Serviantega, Women of Success Foundation, Pontifical Javeriana University, Air Batalla, inter.