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Urban Agriculture & Sustainable Farming Internship, Ecuador

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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to immerse yourself in the flourishing agricultural landscape of the beautiful Isabela Island! In this internship, you'll have a transformative experience that not only allows you to delve into the heart of Isabela Island's agricultural scene but also empowers you to find out more of its diverse ecosystem and vibrant community. You will have the chance to become an integral part of an organization deeply committed to harmonizing its efforts with the unique needs of the local habitats and community. This organization collaborates closely with local authorities in the Galapagos National Park, schools, universities, and international nonprofits, ensuring that every initiative aligns seamlessly with the island's ecological and societal requirements. As an intern within this multifaceted initiative, you'll embark on a journey of discovery, delving into the realm of sustainable tropical agriculture. Your role will encompass a diverse range of tasks that contribute significantly to the well-being of both the environment and the local population - tasks such as testing agricultural techniques, analyzing soil and seeds, and working on the farm side.

Program Highlights

Gain practical, hands-on experience on different aspects of sustainable agriculture.

Contribute to sustainable farming practices that enhance year-round production while minimizing harm to the environment.

Learn about the delicate balance between agriculture and preserving the island's unique flora and fauna.

Promote practices that protect the fragile ecosystem of the Galapagos.

Immerse yourself in the Galapagos Islands' unique environment.

Quick Details

Locations:
  • Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Starts At: $600-900
Availability
Year(s) Offered: Year RoundDuration:
  • 9-12 Weeks
Age Requirement: 21-30
Types & Subjects
Fields:
  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Development
  • Food Science & Nutrition
  • Social Work
  • Sustainable Development
Causes:
  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Community Centers
  • Community Development
  • Conservation
  • Organic Farming
  • Small Business Development
  • Social Work
Guidelines
Nationalities:
  • Albanian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Barbadian
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Cambodian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Estonian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Haitian
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indonesian
  • Iranian
  • Iraqi
  • Irish
  • Israeli
  • Italian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • Moroccan
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Nauruan
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Nicaraguan
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • Spanish
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Surinamese
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Ukrainian
  • Uruguayan
  • Uzbekistani
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni
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Last Updated: Jan 15, 2026

Awards

Innovative New Program, Intern Abroad Winner 2022Innovative New Program – Intern Abroad Finalist 2022

Program Details

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Locations

  • Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Types and Subjects

  • Fields
  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Development
  • Food Science & Nutrition
  • Social Work
  • Sustainable Development
  • Causes
  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Community Centers
  • Community Development
  • Conservation
  • Organic Farming
  • Small Business Development
  • Social Work

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Duration:
  • 9-12 Weeks
Intern Duration:
  • 1-3 Months

Age Requirement

21-30

Guidelines

Nationalities:
  • Albanian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Barbadian
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Cambodian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Estonian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Haitian
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indonesian
  • Iranian
  • Iraqi
  • Irish
  • Israeli
  • Italian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • Moroccan
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Nauruan
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Nicaraguan
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • Spanish
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Surinamese
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Ukrainian
  • Uruguayan
  • Uzbekistani
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni

This Program is also open to Solo

Starts At

$600-900

Program Cost Includes

  • Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
  • Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
  • Weekend Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
  • On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
  • In-Country Orientation
  • Training
  • Academic Advising
  • Assistance Booking Travel
  • Cultural Training / Program / Orientation
  • Micro-Credential(s) / Certification(s)
  • Academic Credit
  • Letter of Recommendation

Accommodation Options

  • Home-stays

Qualifications & Experience

    Language Skills Required

  • English
  • Spanish

    Accepted Education Levels

  • University Freshman (1st Year)
  • University Sophomore (2nd Year)
  • University Junior (3rd Year)
  • University Senior (4th Year)
  • University 5th Year or More
  • Some college credit, no degree
  • Trade/technical/vocational training
  • Associate degree
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Master’s degree
  • Professional degree
  • Doctorate degree

Application Procedures

  • Resume
  • Online Application

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the organization provide Spanish language classes?

Spanish language skills are required for this internship as you will be interacting with community members. If you would like to learn or enhance your Spanish language skills, you can sign up for an online Spanish course (before the start of your internship).

What is the schedule like for this internship?

You will be working approximately 30 hours per week. It is about a 30-minute bus ride up to the highlands at 7:00 AM and the bus leaves the highlands at 3:30 PM.

What kind of physical work can I expect during this internship?

You should be prepared for laborious work and gardening type jobs outdoors, which may involve potential allergens, sun exposure, and varying temperatures.

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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to immerse yourself in the flourishing agricultural landscape of the beautiful Isabela Island! In this internship, you'll have a transformative experience that not only allows you to delve into the heart of Isabela Island's agricultural scene but also empowers you to find out more of its diverse ecosystem and vibrant community. You will have the chance to become an integral part of an organization deeply committed to harmonizing its efforts with the unique needs of the local habitats and community. This organization collaborates closely with local authorities in the Galapagos National Park, schools, universities, and international nonprofits, ensuring that every initiative aligns seamlessly with the island's ecological and societal requirements. As an ...

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