Beneficiaries that meet the greatest number of the following criteria will be selected:
Environmental:
- Lands with land-use capacity 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, in that order.
- Farms located in biological corridors between Protected Wild Areas (Áreas Silvestres Protegidas, ASP).
- Areas with problems or risk of degradation of soil, water, or biodiversity resources.
Social:
- Small and medium-sized producers affiliated with legally established organizations.
- Producers with experience and/or training in Agroforestry Systems.
- Producers interested in sustainable production systems (diversification, integrated conservationist and/or agroforestry farms).
- Areas with high indices of poverty, unemployment, and rural migration.
- Producers recognized for their innovative and entrepreneurial attitude.
Economic:
- Producer organizations and cooperatives with proven capacity in project management.
- Organizations and cooperatives interested in sustainable development projects.
- Organizations and cooperatives with economic solvency.
- Organizations and cooperatives with diversification of activities and income sources.