PROJECTS TO BE VISITED

PERU Project Name Alpaca biodiversity in high Andean communities (23-1738-02) The Alpaca Biodiversity in High Andean Communities Project will work in Summary 22 high-Andean, indigenous, small-farming communities dedicated primarily to raising alpaca. The communities are located in the Quispicanchi and Canchis provinces, in the Cusco region. These communities face high levels of poverty, high levels of vulnerability due to the consequences of climate change, severe deterioration of natural resources (particularly water and pastureland), low income, low market value of local production and of alpaca varieties in the region, and little diversity of food. The project will help reduce vulnerability to climate change and food insecurity of 4,333 alpaca-raising families (2,003 original families and 2,330 through Heifers Pass on the Gift process). The project will improve their living conditions and increase their capacity to handle the impacts of climate change. Specifically, this project will work to strengthen the families food and organizational systems while reducing their vulnerability with regard to the scarcity of water and diminishing pasture for the alpacas. This project will also support the production and marketing of high-quality alpacas and generate processes of local and regional advocacy to protect and defend community members rights. Heifer will supply alpacas, veterinary first aid kits, improved cooking stoves, training, opportunities for exchange of experiences and technical assistance. Reduce the vulnerability to climate change and the food insecurity of 4,333 rural alpaca raising families in the provinces of Quispicanchi and Canchis in Cusco. By 2014, 2,003 families from the alpaca raising communities of Canchis and Quispicanchi improve their food security and living conditions through the conservation and rational use of local resources. At least 200 alpaca raising families from the provinces of Canchis and Quispicanchi increase the value of their alpaca fiber on the market through improved processing and quality control and market their production in local and regional solidary markets. By 2014 effectively present experiences and proposals developed in alpacaraising communities in local and regional venues such that they strengthen the food sovereignty stance.

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Project Name Allin Kausay- Good Living: Agroecology and Local Andean Markets (231740-02) Through the Cusco Regional Agricultural Producers Association, the Summary Good Living: Agroecology and Local Andean Markets Project will benefit more than 5,000 rural Andean families. These families are from the province of Anta in the Cusco region, are members of the association and sell their agricultural products directly in the Cusco market. Most of these families are either poor or extremely poor, which is apparent in the serious malnutrition among their children, high rates of illiteracy, lack of
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basic services, poor organic production systems and little connection to local markets. This project will contribute to improving food systems and living conditions for 1,540 families (320 original families and 1,220 through Heifers Pass on the Gift process), beginning with the planned management of their resources, implementation of agroecology, linking them to local markets and involving them in processes that impact local and regional policies for rural families. Sound agroecologyical practices, the preservation of Andean biodiversity and the strengthening of rural community orgnizations will be fostered through the project. Heifer will provide sheep, guinea pigs, agricultural and veterinary supplies, training, technical assistance and support to the families. Improve sustainable food systems and living conditions of the families in rural communities of Anta in Cusco. By 2014, 1540 families in the 5 communities in Anta Province will have improved their food and production systems based on agroecological principles. By 2013 rural communities of Anta and ARPAC have strengthened their management, negotiation and advocacy abilities in public policy that help improve living conditions. By 2013, 320 families in 5 rural communities of Anta will have improved their access to venues of direct marketing and increased their income by 10%.

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ECUADOR Project Name Healthy Production for Family Consumption and Marketing in Ecuadors Loja Border (23-1251-02) This umbrella project will be implemented by two provincial organizations Summary in six cantons of the province of Loja near Ecuadors southern border. Heifer Ecuador will be the project holder, and will enter into agreements with two organizations to implement the project: the Federation of Rural and Grassroots Organizations of the South (FUPOCPS) and the Grassroots Union of Women of Loja (UPML). Family farms in this area suffer from limited access to water and land, eroded soils, low income and socioorganizational weakness. However, these families are highly interested in beginning an agroecological transformation on their land. The project will provide 260 families with 120 pigs, 250 guinea pigs, 100 hens, 58 goats, 22 cows, as well as seeds, veterinary kits and trees. Another 260 families will benefit from the Passing on the Gift. Additionally, 150 families will receive training only. The project seeks to consolidate 40 farms that have implemented the agroecological approach. The consolidation will allow these farms to be used as learning centers to promote agroecological transition. It will also show participants how to generate income by implementing a system of mutually supportive marketing and how to build organizations through training. Impact In three years, 670 families from two rural organizations of southwestern Loja province conduct agroecological transition on their farms to overcome Objective food insecurity and improve environmental conditions. Objective #1 By 2012, 520 families improve their nutrition by eating agroecological
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produce from their farms. By third year, families generate economic income through a system of mutually-supportive agroecological marketing of their surplus. In three years, two organizations have strengthened their capacities to development and position rural agrarian agendas at the provincial level.

Project Name Project Visit: productive diversity of small farmers in El Oro, Azuay and Guayas (23-1258-02) The Strengthening Productive Diversity of Small Farmers in El Oro, Azuay Summary and Guayas Project will be implemented by the El Guabo Association of Banana Producers (APPBG). The project will serve 200 families who are members of nine local agroforestry associations belonging to the APPBG. The participating communities are located in the provinces of El Oro, Azuay and Guayas. The APPBG is a pioneer in Ecuador in organic produce certification and collective marketing for banana exports using a fair trade system. The organization was established to work with the banana producers in defense of their rights against the large-scale banana production companies in the region. Significant problems faced by families practicing agroforestry include the lack of irrigation infrastructure for their production plots, low levels of production and insufficient capacity to invest to improve production. Additionally, the organization lacks adequate communication and linkage between its various levels. In response to these difficulties, Heifer Ecuador will promote the rational use of soil and water and proper handling of product diversification and intercropping, collective marketing to increase income, and socio-organizational strengthening through training of leaders and administrators. The project participants100 original families and 100 through Heifers Pass on the Gift modelwill receive resources and training. The resources will include plants, livestock, seeds, fertilizer and materials for irrigation systems. These problems will be addressed by: Implementing the agroecological approach1, to recover soil fertility using a series of agroecological techniques, producing organic fertilizer and working for soil conservation; Implementing different productive micro-enterprises, to improve families income; and Strengthening the community socio-organizationally through a process of training and coaching leaders in their public actions in the canton working with the Municipality. 90 new families will receive original resources and training and another 90 will receive the same through sharing of resources. In three years, 200 families who are members of the El Guabo Association of Small-scale Banana Producers in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas and Azuay, improve their living conditions through the strengthening of their agricultural production diversity and the increase of their income, using soil and water in a sustainable manner and applying various collective marketing

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strategies. By 2013, all 200 families have increased and diversified their agricultural production using water and soil in a sustainable manner and applying appropriate technological practices. As of the third year, the agro-forestry families increase their income through the collective marketing and processing of some crops intercropped with bananas. In three years, the socio-organizational capacity of the 9 participating agroforestry associations has been strengthened.

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