| ID: | 75816 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Peru |
| Title: | Peru - Local Productive Development Project in the Highlands and Rainforest of Peru (Avanzar Rural) – August 2022 |
| Description: |
The Pacaypite Women Entrepreneurs Association was formed in 2016 in the settlement of Pacaypite, in the district of Jepelacio, province of Moyobamba, San Martín region. The main activity of the 28 members (26 women and 2 men) is the production of Pergamino-type coffee, and its commercialization is developed at the local and district level. In recent years, the organization has contributed significantly to the improvement of the quality of life of its community, enhancing the role of Awajun women and their ancestral knowledge for the preservation of the area's native biodiversity and the care of the environment. With the support of the government's Avanzar Rural program, they have installed a technical irrigation system that mitigates the negative effects of climate change. They have built 23 compost bins to reduce soil contamination and increase soil fertility, and have 28 wells for the treatment of coffee wastewater to prevent contamination of water sources in the community. In this way, the women of Pacaypite not only seek to increase their production and offer a quality product to improve their income, but also offer a coffee produced with a gender focus and a sustainable use of natural resources. 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: | 19.76 MB; 5464 x 3640 pixels; 463 x 308 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1446 x 963 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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