| ID: | 75794 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Peru |
| Title: | Peru - Local Productive Development Project in the Highlands and Rainforest of Peru (Avanzar Rural) – August 2022 |
| Description: |
Eber Silva Llanos is one of only two men who are part of the Pacaypite Women Entrepreneurs Association. Eber joined the organization 5 years ago, when his wife became pregnant with their second baby and needed to be on bed rest. At that time, he became an important part of the construction process of the wastewater ponds created to avoid contamination of the soil with the acids resulting from the coffee bean washing process. Now, he supervises the operation of all the ponds in each of the family plots and continues to work on his farm, contributing with his production to improve the income of all the families associated with the organization. The coffee-producing families did not have a water treatment system for coffee wastewater, which led to the contamination of water sources and soil. In response to this risk, 28 wastewater treatment ponds were built and 24 cubic meters of wastewater from the washing of 14 tons of coffee were remedied. The Avanzar Rural Project is a priority in Peru’s Post-COVID 19 National Recovery Plan. It will improve family farmers’ productive capacity and access to markets in 101 districts of the Amazonas, Ancash, Cajamarca, Lima and San Martin departments. The project focuses on developing the competitiveness and resilience to climate change of family farmers, in particular women and youth, historically marginalized in economic decisions affecting rural communities. It also spreads the use of low-cost, efficient technologies for boosting productivity, accessing markets and mitigating climate change. Avanzar Rural will benefit 17,400 small agricultural producers organized in cooperatives, productive associations and their families, which represent a total number of 57,420 direct beneficiaries. |
| Size: | 15.43 MB; 6720 x 4480 pixels; 569 x 379 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1778 x 1185 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Giancarlo Shibayama |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Giancarlo Shibayama/Factstory |
| Categories: | New from Latin America and the Caribbean |
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