Muru inchi - or jungle peanuts - is an heirloom variety of peanut grown in the central-southern Ecuadorian Amazon in smallholder systems. Peanuts give back to the agroforestry system by helping to free up nitrogen in the soil for surrounding plants, and muru inchi is a beautiful purple-striped peanut with a delicious slightly sweet flavor. Muru inchi, has exciting potential to diversify small producer agroforestry systems and rural incomes. 

Aliados is working with Shuar and Kichwa farmers to set up a new muru inchi value chain, in partnership with anchor client Terrafertil. Our focus has been on strengthening peanut productivity, establishing postharvest and food hygiene practices, and product pricing to ensure a value chain that provides fair benefits to farmers and is good for the soil.

Impact & Positive Change 

Kichwa farmers in the Napo region earned new income of more than $10,000 in 2022 from this crop, and regenerative farming techniques improved productivity p/ha by 25%. 

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