The partners of the expansion (2008-2010)
The expansion of the project will be a collaborative partnership between the local community and private companies, public institutions, civil society organizations and academia.
The project developers / the project team
REDEH - Network for Human Development
An NGO with over 20 years of experience in social changes that is responsible to manage the collaborative partnership, to elaborate strategies and to implement the project
SouthSouthNorth (SSN)
A network of organizations that builds capacity to reduce poverty and that has helped developing and framing the project in the context of global climate change
Farmers
Local farmers cooperative (Ser do Sertão) - under construction
Local cooperative of farmers that is responsible to coordinate the production and the sale of the agri-products and to build capacity and provide technical support
Local NGOs
The Association of Women of Pintadas - website under construction
An organization promoting women rights and women engagement in technological innovations
Rede Pintadas
The oldest civil society organization of Pintadas with more than 20 years of experience in community engagement
Universities
Centro Clima (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
A leading Brazilian institution in climate change research providing the project with specific need assessments and analysis
Funders
UBA - Umwelt Bundes Amt (German Federal Environment Agency)
Strategic support
The SEED Initiative
A global network for action on sustainable development partnerships, founded by IUCN, UNDP and UNEP, that provides strategic support to the scaling up of the project (2008-2009)
Global Leadership Network
A global network of practitioners specialized in the leadership and problem solving
Global Problem Solving Collaborative - under construction
An organization specialized in providing customized solutions to specific global problems
Local public institutions
Municipality of Pintadas 
The project is supported locally by:
- the Office of the Mayor of Pintadas, the municipal body that oversees the approvement of policies and projects at a municipal level
- the Secretary of Agriculture
- SICOOB-SERTÃO (link), the local rural bank that offers micro-credit to small farmers
Municipality of Quixabeira
Municipality of Baixa Grande
Regional and national government institutions
SECTI - Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação do Estado da Bahia
Technological providers
Netafim Brasil
A leading company in the production of efficient micro-irrigation
Hidrogood
A leading company in the production of hidroponic and organoponic equipments