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1 FECHA DE RECIBO: 26/01/2011 No. IDENTIFICADOR DEL PROYECTO: PR (Para uso exclusivo del TI-RFAA) PART I: GENERAL INFORMATION PROJECT TITLE: Options for climate change adaptation to contribute to food security of rural communities in areas of native crop genetic diversity (Pariahuanca and Kichki) ESTIMATED DURATION: 24 months FINANCING REQUESTED (US$): 300,000 TARGETED COUNTRY: PERU Please select one or more funding priorities 1) Information exchange, technology transfer and capacity-building 2) Managing and conserving plant genetic resources on-farm 3) The sustainable use of plant genetic resources, through participatory plant breeding and the distribution of appropriate seed and planting materials. PROJECT SUMMARY TABLE EXPECTED OUTCOME OUTPUTS AMOUNT(US$) 1. Farmers and strategic actors of the State and civil 1.1. Capacity of farmers and their 39,215 society with the capacity to manage climate change mitigation and adaptation by establishing synergies and acquiring renewed knowledge and traditional and scientific technologies. strengthened organizations to participate with proposals in forging and developing regional and national strategies for climate change adaptation Key State and civil society actors are sensitized and trained to recognize the value, and foster the management, of agrobiodiversity to deal with climate change. 62, Smallholdings and their agroecosystems are better able to conserve genetic diversity and native crop yield, with the concerted management of technological and risk prevention options that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. 3. Farmers forestall the threat to staple food availability and consumption in a climate change scenario through the concerted management of innovative options for food conservation, exchange and use. 4. A set of options for climate change adaptation to foster food security with proposals that can be replicated. 2.1 Farmers and local actors jointly manage climate change mitigation and adaptation through the management of traditional cropping systems and their agroecosystems Farmers maintain the availability of foods from their cropping system Farmers make better use of foods from their cropping system The project has sustainable options for climate change adaptation and mitigation to foster food security. 139,205 40,790 Amount of financing requested to the Benefit-Sharing Fund 300,000 CO-FINANCING: 1. INIA (staff, facilities, laboratories, machinery and equipment) US$ 11, CCTA (staff, facilities, equipment, vehicles). US $ 8,220 8,935 9,398

2 A. PROBLEM STATEMENT AND BASELINE INFORMATION Environmental, economic and socio-cultural context Peru is internationally recognized as a megadiverse country. The Andean Region is the centre of origin and diversification of the most important crops for global food and for local rural communities who, employing traditional millennial management techniques, have managed to safeguard a wealth of genetic abundance, particularly for potato (3000 botanical varieties, 9000 local indigenous variants, 120 wild species) and maize (55 botanical races). On the other hand, the Second National Communication on Climate Change 1 places Peru among the ten countries of the world that are most vulnerable to climate change, 2 presenting four of the five vulnerability characteristics that are recognized under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including fragile mountain ecosystems. Several leading institutions have found evidence of an impact of climate change in Peru: 22% loss of glacier cover in the last 35 years, increased nocturnal temperatures throughout the country and more episodes of extreme rainfall in certain zones in the last 30 years (according to the National Meteorological and Hydrographic Service SENAMHI), a climatic origin of 80% of emergencies reported between 1995 and 2007, 3 and the emergence of new diseases in regions higher than masl, such as late blight (caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans) 4. In this context, the continuing rate of deforestation is a cause for concern, not only because forests are the habitats of wild relatives of native crops but also because they play an important role in regulating the hydrological cycle and the climate. The country currently has 70 million hectares of forest. 1 In 1996, the indigenous and rural communities of the Peruvian Andes had ha of forest cover. 5 The Andean rural communities have experienced a decline in population in recent times (currently standing at only 25% of the population 30 years ago), with the younger members most affected by compulsory outmigration. Nevertheless, the rural community continues to be the most important form of territorial organization, concentrating its activity on rainfed agriculture on highly fragmented plots (74.9% of cropland is rainfed and 89.5% of plots have an average size of only 0.57 hectares). More than 50% of the population live in poverty, with chronic child malnutrition the main indicator of poverty averaging close to 28%. Such vulnerability contrasts with the wealth of knowledge that exists for the High Andean cultivation of native crops. The social asymmetry and cultural discrimination that exists in Peruvian society hampers the social recognition of farming systems that are based on traditional know-how and makes it very difficult for local farmers to gain access to technical progress, including advances relating to global climate change. As a result, farmers, rural communities and farmer organizations are marginalized from policy-making decisions to tackle the long-standing problems of native crop farming, which are now further exacerbated by climate change. Problems, causes and effects The project intends to operate in High Andean rural communities whose livelihood depends on the management of a diversity of native crops organized in what Moron (1996) 6 describes as two highly specialized agricultural systems: the growing of Andean tubers (potato and associated crops) and the cultivation of maize (mainly, in association with bean). The first system is practised in the higher areas 1 MINAM. Ministry of the Environment of Peru Peru and climate change. Second National Communication of Peru to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Executive Summary. Bilingual Spanish-English edition. MINAM. Lima. 2 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research New Indicators of Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity. By: Adger,W.N., Brooks, N., Bentham, G., Agnew, M., Eriksen, S.Tyndall Project IT1.11.Technical Report 7. United Kingdom. 3 INDECI. National Institute of Civil Defence INDECI in the framework of reduced risk from distasters caused by climate change. By Guadalupe Masana. Paper presented at a workshop on assisting Andean Countries to reduce risks and disasters in the agricultural sector, Lima, July INDECI-Risk Analysis and assessment Unit. 4 Gutiérrez, Raymundo Native potatoes challenging climate change: Proposed technological adaptation in the cultivation of native potatoes in the face of climate change in en Cusco and Ancash. Lima. Soluciones Prácticas ITDG. 5 INRENA. National Institute of Natural Resources. [2003]. Country Report: Peru. By Humerto Torres. Lima. 6 Morlon, Pierre (compiler and coordinator) Understanding peasant farming in the Central Andes of Peru and Bolivia. Translated into Spanish from French by Edgardo Rivera. IFEA-CBC. Lima. 2

3 (the so-called Suni and Puna ecological levels), between 3300 and 4200 masl, and the second at intermediate altitudes (the so-called Quechua ecological level), between 2500 and 3500 masl. Disruption of rainfall patterns, higher altitude limits for native crops, changes in agronomic behaviour of species and cultivars, greater incidence of pests due to higher temperatures in intermediate and lower altitude areas, greater frequency and intensity of droughts, frosts, strong winds and excessive rainfall; all these impacts of climate change are reducing the genetic abundance and output of the diversified cropping systems of the High Andes (mainly potato and maize), with a consequent risk to local and national food security. In addition, the degradation of adjacent agroecosystems from deforestation, overgrazing and other inappropriate agricultural practices is intensifying the negative impacts of climate change. Although highly vulnerable because of fragile environmental conditions, climatic instability and poverty, the native crop farmers of the High Andes constitute the core group for dealing with the state of risk. The land-use management and socio-productive activities of individual farmers and farmer groups include strategies to manage diversity that are based on traditional know-how and that have proved effective in safeguarding production against climate change. But because of the sheer pace of climate change, the traditional indicators used to introduce prevention measures are proving inadequate. Adaptation to climate change has been spontaneous, dispersed and largely centred on individual plots. This has been due to the institutional weakness of farmer organizations and to a lack of knowledge and information on the characteristics and scale of prevailing climate change. Support to native crop farmers from public institutions and civil society is essential as there is little sense in paradoxically shouldering the most vulnerable members of society with the task of seeking solutions to the alarming problem of climate change which has been basically generated by the developed countries and by the industrialized sectors of the developing countries. However, government policies, strategies and plans for climate change mitigation and adaptation have been mainly pursued at regional and national level, not yet reaching district levels, let alone the country s High Andean communities, thus creating a void that is sporadically filled by civil society organizations (basically NGOs). The situation is compounded by the slow capacity of response and limited economic resources of the State to deal with major biophysical and geodynamic disasters, and by the use of disaster assessment criteria that are inappropriate to the environment of high climatic uncertainty in which native crops are grown. Matters are exacerbated by the fact that the efforts of traditional farmers, on the one hand, and those of the State and civil society, on the other, have so far been conducted separately, without dialogue between the parties, which further restricts the capacity of response to the serious risk that climate change is placing on local and national food security. Starting situation The project will focus on the High Andean communities of the Central Sierra, specifically on the district of Pariahuanca in Junín Region and the district of Kichki in Huánuco Region, which have ha of native crops (1 073 ha of Andean tubers and ha of maize and associated crops), handling up to 48 different species, each with a high number of cultivars (mainly potato, maize and bean). Although the farmers understand that their output is affected by changing climatic conditions, they have not been informed of the global significance of climate change and are thus not aware of the need for more extensive measures. On the other hand, their organizations receive strong local support, particularly in the rural communities of Llacsapirca, Occoro, Paltarumi and Pariahuanca (in Pariahuanca), and organizations such as the Asociación de Conservadores de Cultivos Nativos (Association of Stewards of Native Crops) Huánuco Region (ACCUNA) in Kichki, which could play a leadership role in dealing with climate change in a more systematic and institutionalized manner. However, these organizations have problems of formal identification, which limits their recognition and participation, even on local interinstitutional platforms. In addition, the municipalities of these areas have not yet come to terms with climate change, and show insufficient awareness and capacity to incorporate the inputs of farmer know-how and scientific and technological knowledge to help mitigate and adapt to climate change. Public institutions charged with promoting land management, such as AGRORURAL, technological innovation, such as INIA, and the NGOs, are only now beginning to address climate change in these areas. This is in contrast with the 3

4 Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) and SENAMHI which have been conducting climatological evaluations in Junín (Valley of the Mantaro), but not in Huánuco. The extrapolation of national climate change information generated by SENAMHI and IGP 7 could conceivably point to similar climatic behaviour in Pariahuanca and Kichki (increased nocturnal warming and extreme rainfall events), but on different scales that cannot be determined quantitatively because there are no meteorological stations in these areas. Farmers in Kichki report a delayed onset of rains, which is altering the agricultural calendar and reducing water availability; temperatures have also risen, which has led to the incursion of pests into areas where there were no or fewer such pests before. In the case of Pariahuanca, potato yield has fallen 7%. As a result, the broad diversity of crops and native varieties (in the hundreds for potatoes and the tens for maize and bean) that are grown by local farmers is under considerable risk, especially if we consider that many varieties are often concentrated on one single farm within the community. The same applies to the low yields in these areas (an average of 2 to 8 tonnes of potato per hectare and 0.5 to 1.0 tonnes of maize per hectare), given the high dependency of these crops on rainfall and the serious difficulties that exist in optimizing water use, controlling pests and ensuring a supply of seeds from one season to the next. The food security of High Andean farmers is essentially based on their output. In the case of the farming communities of Kichki, 93% of the production of native cultivars of potato (accounting for 67% of total production) and 8% of commercial cultivars of potato are for home consumption. Part of the income from the sale of native and commercial potato is used to supplement the family food basket. While native potato and other tuber cultivars account for 50% of the family diet for potato growers of Kichki, food preparation does not ensure good nutritional quality and the situation aggravated by the introduction of foods that are alien to local dietary practices, such as rice and noodles. Intervention strategy and evaluation methodology The challenge for the project is to integrate the spontaneous and planned responses to climate change adaptation, empowering farmers, government actors and civil society with influence in the local spheres of project action. To achieve this, the project will pursue strong quick impact measures based on two conceptual approaches to climate change. The first is the tripartite management of diversity, risk management and capacity building in order to pursue the climate change adaptation strategies proposed by Soluciones Prácticas ITDG, which are essentially geared towards addressing social and economic vulnerability before biophysical vulnerability. The second approach is that of interculturality: recognition that dialogue between the different cultures is necessary to ensure sustainability. Institutional and capacity building for climate change adaptation will be based on intercultural dialogue between farmers, strategic state actors and civil society. This intervention strategy envisages multidimensional action because of the complexity of the task. Targeted evaluations will be conducted to contrast the beneficiary situation before and after the project. With regard to the social and institutional dimension, a fully-fledged evaluation will be conducted to identify changes in the empowerment and intercultural management of the High Andean farmers. A quantitative evaluation will be carried out through surveys providing information on impact indicators and serving to measure technological aspects, together with a qualitative evaluation to delve deeper into the farmers understanding of climate change adaptation processes, and to analyse and evaluate the perceptions, know-how and learning of project beneficiaries, using semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and participatory workshops. As regards the management of agrobiodiversity, there will be an evaluation of the distribution of genetic wealth among farmers, the level of technology take-up and plot production, agroecosystem conditions (soil, plant cover, water availability and irrigation infrastructure) and availability of seeds. Statistics and surveys will determine whether farmers manage to become users of the information and early warning systems and to put into effect the information 7 The information on climate variability available at national level and generated by the corresponding public bodies (National Meteorological and Hydrographic Service SENAMHI, and Geophysical Institute of Peru IGP), could provide an approximate evaluation of climatic change at local level. But such extrapolation must be checked to see if it truly reflects climatic behaviour and its impact at local level, especially considering that the climate change scenarios are based on only 30 of the 600 meteorological stations operated by SENAMHI. 4

5 provided. With regard to food security, there will be surveys to assess the level of adoption of new strategies for food availability and consumption practices. B. PROJECT OBJECTIVES Overall objective To help strengthen the institutional identification and capacity of farmers of High Andean communities, civil society and local government actors to reduce the vulnerability of food security to climate change. Specific objectives 1. Empowering and recognizing farmers at local and regional level to manage strategies of climate change mitigation and adaptation in synergy with strategic state actors and civil society. 2. Intercultural management of agrobiodiversity to address scenarios of greater vulnerability to climate change, with planned and concerted responses based on the traditional cropping systems of High Andean communities. 3. Management of food availability and consumption to bolster food security in a context of climate change. 4. Management, monitoring and evaluation of project quality. 5

6 C. DESCRIPTION OF EXPECTED OUTCOMES, OUTPUTS, ACTIVITIES AND FINANCING The major outcome expected from the project is a reduced food security risk for High Andean communities that are socially and environmentally very vulnerable to climate change. It therefore expects to achieve important outcomes in three key areas: a) empowered actors with risk management capacity; b) diversified cropping systems and agroecosystems with better conditions for the conservation of genetic diversity and native crop yield; and c) availability and consumption of food in rural households. With this in mind, the project seeks to generate valid climate change adaptation models that can be replicated in impoverished communities located in fragile and particularly vulnerable high-mountain ecosystems. OUTCOME 1. Farmers and strategic actors of the State and civil society with the capacity to manage climate change mitigation and adaptation by establishing synergies and acquiring renewed knowledge and traditional and scientific technologies. The intention is to build a valid model of intercultural management of climate change adaptation, whose central elements will be a methodology of intercultural training, a strategy of formation of local management units and knowledge management based on a system of quality and timely information for decision-making. OUTPUT 1.1. Capacity of farmers and their strengthened organizations to participate with proposals in forging and developing regional and national strategies for climate change adaptation. The project will seek to coordinate the individual efforts of farmers and community organizations within a larger decisionmaking arena, in the form of management units. The activities to be undertaken will include: Activity Advice to farmer organizations for their formal establishment and institutional representativeness. Activity Intercultural training of farmers on climate change and environmental management instruments (action plans for climate change). Activity Coordination of trained producers for the design of strategies and action plans to deal with climate change. Activity Formation of agrobiodiversity management units to address climate change and ensure food security. Financing required: US$ 39,215 OUTPUT 1.2. Key State and civil society actors are sensitized and trained to recognize the value, and foster the management of, agrobiodiversity to deal with climate change. The aim is to incorporate climate change in institutional agendas and in the debate and decision-making of local coordinating committees, with the active participation of farmer leaders. The following activities will be pursued: Activity Pressure on local governments to incorporate climate change mitigation and adaptation in their agendas and management instruments. Activity Sensitization of local civil society actors to articulate climate change mitigation and adaptation in their agendas. Activity Inclusion of the topic of climate change mitigation and adaptation in the agenda of local coordinating committees. Activity Design, construction and implementation of an agrobiodiversity and climate change information system for intercultural management of climate change adaptation. Activity Identification of opportunities for public and private investment in the sustainability of validated adaptation proposals. Financing required: US$ 62,457 OUTCOME 2. Small holdings and their agroecosystems are better able to conserve genetic diversity and native crop yield with the concerted management of technological and risk prevention options that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. A key project contribution will be the 6

7 possibility of replicating all adaptation technological strategies generated to optimize the management of diversified cropping systems and the climate warning system. OUTPUT 2.1. Farmers and local actors jointly manage climate change mitigation and adaptation through the management of traditional cropping systems and their agroecosystems. The project aims to conserve genetic diversity and improve the yield of plots and the microclimatic conditions of their agroecosystem, by designing and applying a set of adaptation technological strategies to optimize water management, pest control and seed conservation. This will require the following activities: Activity Inventory, selection and management of conventional and traditional adaptation technologies to address climate change. Activity Local agreements on innovation and promotion of traditional and modern climate change adaptation technologies, based on an evaluation of the outcomes and the resilience of traditional cropping systems. Activity Implementation of local agreements on: a) the integrated management of pests and water use; b) agroforestry and silvopastoral practices on holdings with traditional cropping systems and their agroecosystems; and c) mechanisms of seed production, exchange and conservation to increase and/or maintain their availability. Activity Design, construction and implementation of intercultural climate warning systems for the management of climate risk (appropriate alignment of production strategies, cropping calendar and disaster prevention). Financing required: US$ 139,205 OUTCOME 3. Farmers forestall the threat to staple food availability and consumption in a climate change scenario through the concerted management of innovative options for food conservation, exchange and use. OUTPUT 3.1. Farmers maintain the availability of foods from their cropping system. The project aims to reverse the state of risk of food availability by generating innovative options for food storage, processing and exchange. The following activities will be developed: Activity Determination of the contribution of potato and maize cultivation systems to the current food basket. Activity Determination of the vulnerability and resilience of the current food basket in a climate change scenario. Activity Identification and promotion of family and/or community strategies to ensure food availability (storage, processing and exchange). Financing required: US$ 40,790 OUTPUT 3.2. Farmers make better use of foods from their cropping system. The project aims to reverse the state of risk of food consumption by generating innovative options for food use. The following activity will be developed: Activity Reappraisal, recovery and innovation of appropriate food consumption practices to address a climate change scenario. Financing required: US$ 8,935 OUTCOME 4. A set of options for climate change adaptation to foster food security with proposals that can be replicated. OUTPUT 4.1. The project has sustainable options for climate change adaptation and mitigation to foster food security. The following activities will be developed: Activity Effective development of activities and systematization of proposals promoted and validated by the project. 7

8 Activity Presentation of project proposals in government institutional arenas (parliamentary committees and Ministry of the Environment). Activity Posting of validated proposals on the web portals of project partner institutions. Financing required: US$ 9,398 8

9 PARTE II: JUSTIFICACIÓN DEL PROYECTO A. EXTENSIÓN GEOGRÁFICA El proyecto se desarrollará en comunidades altoandinas de los distritos de Pariahuanca y Kichki, ambos ubicados en la Sierra Central del Perú. El distrito de Pariahuanca está localizado al noreste de la Provincia de Huancayo de la Región Junín, en el área de confluencia del río Pariahuanca con el río Mantaro, y en el cual se asientan 1170 familias. Por su parte, el distrito de Kichki se localiza al suroeste de la Provincia de Huánuco de la Región del mismo nombre, en la cuenca del río Higueras, tributario del Huallaga, y en él se asientan 1270 familias. La población de estos distritos que se dedica a la agricultura de cultivos nativos se halla distribuida en 40 comunidades campesinas: 20 en Pariahuanca y 20 en Kichki.. El proyecto involucrará a 9 comunidades campesinas, que agrupan a 651 familias (326 en Pariahuanca y 325 en Kichki), las cuales se estima cultivan 1025 ha (485 ha en Pariahuanca y 540 en Kichki), cuyas características ecológicas y productivas se pueden ver en el cuadro siguiente: REGIÓN / Provincia JUNÍN / Huancayo HUÁNUCO / Huánuco Distrito Comunidad Microcuenca Pariahuanca Kichki Llacsapirca Rango Altitudinal (msnm) Occoro Pariahuanca 1500 a 4800 Sistemas de Cultivo 3000 a 4800 Papa y asociados Papa y asociados Maíz, frijol y yuca Pariahuanca 2000 a 4800 Maíz Frijol Paltarumi Yuracyacu Papa y asociados San Juan de Tingo Ragracancha Huayllacayán Papa y asociados Callancas Ingenio Monte Azul Guellaymayo Cani Lanjas Maíz frijol Estas comunidades son de especial importancia, en primer lugar, porque son poseedoras de conocimientos ancestrales que han hecho posible que puedan mantenerse una importante diversidad de cultivos nativos (45 en Pariahuanca y 10 en Kichki), que sostienen la alimentación local y son abastecedoras de alimentos a nivel regional y nacional a través de ferias y mercados: por ejemplo, el 90% de lo que venden los agricultores de Kichki está destinado a la ciudad de Huánuco (la capital de la Región) a través de la feria ecológica semanal y del mercado regional; el 10% restante se va a los mercados y supermercados de Huancayo (capital de la Región Junín) y al mercado mayorista y feria ecológica semanal de Lima (capital del país). B. CULTIVOS El proyecto atenderá los dos sistemas agrícolas de mayor importancia para la seguridad alimentaria local y nacional: papa y maíz. Se trata de sistemas de cultivos diversificados compuestos por un cultivo principal y cultivos asociados, cada uno de ellos con una diversidad de variedades y parientes silvestres. El sistema de cultivo de la papa comprende el manejo de 8 especies de papa (Solanum spp) y otros 3 tubérculos andinos: oca (Oxalis tuberosa), olluco (Ullucus tuberosus) y mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum), que se alternan con el tarwi (Lupinus mutabilis) en la rotación de cultivos. El sistema de cultivo del maíz comprende el maíz (Zea mays) en asociación con el frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris), acompañada con arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza), yacón (Smalanthus sonchifolius), calabaza (Cucurbita sp.) y, en algunos casos, con yuca (Manihot esculenta). El proyecto se focalizará en los cuatro cultivos que están incluidos en la lista del Sistema Multilateral del Tratado: papa, maíz, frijol y yuca. El Perú es centro de origen primario de la papa, centro de origen del frijol y la yuca, y centro de diversificación del maíz, cuyo centro de origen se ubica en Mesoamérica. Importancia para la seguridad alimentaria El Perú posee la mayor diversidad de papa en el mundo, al contar con 8 especies nativas domesticadas y 2,301 de las más de 4,000 variedades que existen en Latinoamérica. La papa, producida en 600 mil pequeñas unidades agrarias, constituye el principal cultivo por superficie sembrada en el país, representa 9

10 el 25% del PBI agropecuario y es la base de la alimentación de la zona andina. En el caso del maíz, en el país predominan dos tipos: el maíz amarillo duro en la costa y selva, y el maíz amiláceo en la sierra. El maíz amiláceo es uno de los principales alimentos de los habitantes de los Andes del Perú; la producción es destinada al autoconsumo de aproximadamente ocho millones de personas. El fríjol es una leguminosa cuyo grano es una fuente de alimentación proteica de gran importancia en la dieta alimenticia de la población de bajos recursos económicos. En los valles interandinos el fríjol se cultiva casi en su totalidad en asociación con maíz. Finalmente, la yuca es un alimento con propiedades formidables que nutre a más de 500 millones de personas en América, África y Asia, así como también al ganado en muchos lugares del mundo. En el cuadro adjunto se muestran los datos de producción y rendimientos de estos cultivos en el Perú para el año Cultivo Superficie (ha) Producción (ton) Rendimiento (kg/ha) Papa 282, ,289 13,335 Maíz amarillo duro 300, ,943 4,230 Maíz amiláceo 258, ,802 1,337 Frijol 83,453 98,306 1,177 Yuca 104,815 1,221,267 11,652 Amenaza de la base genética La presión de la selección natural junto con la selección artificial ejercida por los agricultores podría alterar significativamente la amplia diversidad cultivada. Por un lado, el cambio climático está acelerando la frecuencia de ocurrencia de eventos climáticos extremos y todo tipo de desastres; de otro, los agricultores necesitan producir más para sostener a una población que crece incesantemente. Se puede observar que la línea de selección está orientada a lograr cultivares precoces; de seguir esta línea, en el futuro es posible que se deje de producir cultivares tardíos y con ellos una porción del pool genético se podría perder. Contribución del proyecto a la conservación de la base genética y disponibilidad de los recursos fitogenéticos resultantes Se requiere conservar una amplia base genética para garantizar la adaptación al cambio climático. Los agricultores saben cómo asegurar sus cosechas en condiciones extremas de clima (sequías, heladas, vientos huracanados) y de ataque persistente de plagas y enfermedades siendo una de sus estrategias la diversificación; sin embargo, es necesario intervenir para informarles sobre los posibles efectos del cambio climático global, de modo que puedan saber cómo enfrentarlo; de hecho ya lo están haciendo, mas las respuestas tienen que ser más inmediatas debido a lo acelerado de los acontecimientos. Al combinar los sistemas de conocimiento tradicional y experto es posible seleccionar cultivares que se adapten al cambio climático manteniendo la mayor diversidad genética; esto se logra mediante la selección de pocos caracteres adaptativos y de valor, dejando sin efecto la presión de selección para los otros caracteres. Es necesario conocer la lógica de selección de los agricultores y los medios como lo logran para aplicar métodos de selección convencional. El OUTPUT es disponer de un stock de materiales seleccionados ya sea por precocidad u otros caracteres adaptativos (resistencia a heladas, por ejemplo) manteniendo la respuesta diferencial de otras características externas e internas. La estrategia que se propone es multiplicar las semillas seleccionadas en una parcela de la comunidad y que la cosecha se distribuya entre los agricultores. Con esto se enriquece la variabilidad, es decir, se dispondría de un mayor número de cultivares para enfrentar al cambio climático. Los recursos fitogenéticos resultantes quedarán bajo el término de acceso facilitado por el Tratado. La contribución del proyecto se dará también prestando atención al flujo y abastecimiento de semillas. Por un lado, favorecerá la formación de un sistema de conservación in situ de mayor resiliencia, estimulando el intercambio de semillas entre los agricultores para que las variedades nativas tengan una distribución lo más equitativa posible. Por otro lado, contribuirá con la reducción de pérdidas de semillas en stock, promoviendo sistemas de almacenamiento y distribución de semillas más eficaces. Con ello, se buscará reducir el riesgo de erosión genética. 10

11 C. BENEFITS AND BENEFICIARIES The project will produce many direct and indirect, economic, social and environmental benefits essentially for the most vulnerable population, in this case the growers of native crops. Out of a total of 40 communities, the project will directly benefit 100 families in 8 communities: 50 families in the communities of Pariahuanca, Llacsapirca, Occoro and Paltarumi in the district of Pariahuanca and 50 families in the communities of San Juan de Tingo, Callancas, Huayllacayán, Monte Azul and Cani in the district of Kichki. It will also generate direct benefits for local farmer organizations, government institutions and civil society. It will indirectly benefit some 600 farming families: 300 in the district of Pariahuanca and 300 in the district of Kichki, together with public and private institutions at regional and national level. Direct benefits on the environmental level will be: a) the conservation of genetic diversity of diversified cropping systems; and b) the cushioning of microclimatic changes in surrounding agroecosystems. On the economic level: a) sufficient production for on-farm consumption and sale; and b) reduced economic losses from disasters. On the social and institutional level: a) local management units made up of community organizations and local government and public institutions with knowledge and instruments to face climate change; b) farming families with improved food availability and consumption; and c) availability of food for the regional and national population. Indirect benefits on the environmental level will be: a) mechanisms for the selection of varieties with characteristics of adaptation to climate change; b) adaptation technological strategies to optimize the management of diversified cropping systems; and c) a contribution to the capture of greenhouse gases (GHG) through agroforestry systems. On the economic level: a) identified opportunities for public and private investment. On the social and institutional level: a) models of climate change adaptation that ensure the food security of seriously impoverished High Andean communities living in fragile and particularly vulnerable ecosystems; b) methodologies of intercultural training based on the recognition of farmer know-how; c) model of intercultural management of knowledge based on an information and early warning system. D. SUPPORT TO NATIONAL POLICIES AND PLANS, AND TO RELEVANT REGIONAL OR GLOBAL INSTRUMENTS The project will contribute to the body of political and juridical instruments of global, regional, national and local dimension that the country has developed and/or undertaken to introduce in relation to the conservation of biodiversity (explicitly including agrobiodiversity), the recovery and use of traditional knowledge and practices, food security and resistance to external pressures, including climate change. At the global level, emphasis will be placed on directly complying with the recommendations of the Governing Body of the International Treaty, addressing the need for diversification of cropping product, genetic enhancement and the broadening of the crop genetic base, as one of the means of responding to the challenges of climate change. At the national level, the project will help implement the National Strategy on Climate Change (Supreme Decree N PCM) which, in indent five, calls for a reduction of the vulnerability of the country to climate change, by increasing our capacity of adaptation and the National Environmental Policy (Supreme Decree N MINAM), one of whose thrusts is to devise actions to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and to adapt the country to its consequences by promoting adaptation measures at the three levels of government. A regional level, it will contribute specifically to the two instruments developed by the Junín Region to deal with climate change and vulnerability to disasters: the Regional Strategy against Climate Change of the Junín Region (Regional Decree N GR-JUNIN/PR) and the Regional Environment Policy of the Junín Region (Regional Decree N GR-JUNIN/PR). In the case of the Huánuco Region, the project will seek to promote such instruments. At the local level, the project will converge with the Action Plan: Building Response Strategies to Climate Change in Agricultural Activity in the Valley of Mantaro, developed by the INIA. 11

12 E. POSIBLES SINERGIAS O DUPLICACIONES El INIA en consorcio con el PROINPA de Bolivia y el Centro Internacional de la Papa viene desarrollando el proyecto Utilización de la diversidad genética de papa para afrontar la adaptación al cambio climático con la finalidad de contribuir a la adaptación del cultivo de la papa a condiciones predecibles por el cambio climático, aprovechando la diversidad genética existente en zonas altamente vulnerables de la región Andina de los países de Bolivia y Perú. Mediante este proyecto el INIA ha focalizado sus acciones en la comunidad de Paltarumi del distrito de Pariahuanca, parte de las acciones propuesta en el presente proyecto ya se vienen desarrollando, como es la instalación de una estación meteorológica, el recojo de los conocimientos locales en torno al clima y la gestión de riesgo, así como la elaboración participativa de un plan de prevención y mitigación de desastres y de adaptación al cambio climático. Asimismo, mediante la Estación Experimental Agraria (EEA) Santa Ana participa activamente en el Grupo de Trabajo Regional de Biodiversidad, bajo la gestión del Gobierno Regional de Junín, este grupo de trabajo se encarga de diseñar, discutir y proponer la agenda regional ambiental, las sinergias que se puedan conseguir en este foro a favor de conseguir los objetivos del presente proyecto son altas. Es posible que también participe de un foro similar en la región Huánuco, por ser área de influencia de dicha EEA. En Kichki, la Municipalidad y el IDMA Huánuco vienen organizando la Feria de Agrobiodiversidad de Cultivos Nativos por 9 años consecutivos, en la que participan agricultores tanto de Kichki como de los distritos aledaños. Asimismo, a través del Programa de Desarrollo Rural Andino, el IDMA Huánuco ha fortalecido la base productiva con enfoque agroecológico, la seguridad alimentaria y el fortalecimiento organizacional para el mercado. F. SUSTAINABILITY The social and cultural sustainability of the project (post financing) is essentially assured by project ownership of the participating High Andean communities. It is these communities that will be defining adaptation measures that can be sustainable over time, given that they will be part of their culture and technological management. Sustainability of the institutional context that provides advice and knowledge is ensured by the presence of institutions like the INIA, a public body mandated by the government to carry out such activities and with a lifespan well beyond that of the project. Similarly, the CCTA is an institution that has been working for more than two decades with local entities and is expected to serve as a source of expert know-how to assist reciprocal learning. The project will contribute to environmental sustainability by addressing the risks and outcomes of climate change, framing its activities within the protection of genetic resources of native crops and their wild relatives, the surrounding agroecosystem and food security. Economic and financial stability, which requires monetary resources for more long-term activities to secure outcomes, will be provided through alliances and networks developed by the project, with special emphasis placed on regional governments and their participatory management mechanisms. In this connection, there are plans to design a public investment project. PART III: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS A. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED Development of the project will be the responsibility of an interinstitutional consortium involving the National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA), a public body answerable to the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture with national responsibility for agrobiodiversity, which operates through a network of research stations throughout the country, and the Coordinating Commission for Science and Technology in the Andes (CCTA), an interinstitutional network operating nationally and made up of six interlinked partner NGOs seeking to pool efforts to promote sustainable human development, mainly in the Andean Region. These two institutions have collaborated for over ten years in the in situ conservation of native crops, with the INIA providing its expertise in botanical characterization and technological innovation, and the CCTA contributing with its skills in integrated micro-catchment management, in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity and an intercultural approach. Both institutions will, in turn, work with local representatives of farmer organizations. The farming communities of Llacsapirca, Occoro, Pariahuanca 12

13 and Paltaruni will participate in the case of Pariahuanca, as will ACCUNA in the case of Kichki (Huánuco), all having worked for more than ten years in in situ agrobiodiversity conservation projects. The project will interlink with a platform of local actors to help its management. [Unable to edit as picture format] Project Organogram PLATAFORMA DE ACTORES LOCALES (comunidades campesinas, gremios de agricultores, gobiernos locales) 13

14 PROJECT ORGANOGRAM INTERINSTITUTIONAL COORDINATION INIA SUDIRGEB CCTA Governing Board TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE CO-COORDINATION INIA CCTA CONSULTATIVE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TEAM OF EXPERTS Socioeconomics Agrobiodiversity In situ conservation Planning and monitoring Climate change and climatology Information system Food security KICHKI LOCAL TECHNICAL TEAM IDMA Huánuco Local Coordinator Field Technician PARIAHUANCA TECHNICAL TEAM EE-INIA Local Coordinator Field Technician PLATFORM OF LOCAL ACTORS (Rural communities, farmer associations, local governments) 14

15 The above chart indicates that the general coordination of the project will be interinstitutional and under the responsibility of the Director of the Sub-Directorate of Genetic Resources (SUDIRGEB) of the INIA and the Governing Board of the CCTA. The INIA will be charged with the technical and financial aspects of the Treaty. Technical management of the project will be carried out by a Co-Coordination Unit comprising a coordinator from the INIA and one from the CCTA. The main function of this Co-Coordination Unit will be to ensure the overall coordination of project activities, facilitating the work of the interdisciplinary team of experts who will lead the actions and the two local technical teams, who will provide regular project presence in the communities and a link between the project and farmers. In the case of the INIA, the local work will be under the responsibility of the Santa Ana Research Station, operating in the Junín Region; and in the case of the CCTA, under that of the Huánuco Programme of the Institute of Development and Environment (IDMA-Huánuco), a partner institution with almost 25 years of working experience with High Andean communities of Huánuco. The Co-Coordination Unit will have a Consultative Committee made up of experts on climate change, genetic resources and interculturality, which will convene periodically, together with a Technical and Administrative Assistant. It will promote project visibility in the field and in other regional and national arenas, and will foster project sustainability and replicability. B. EQUIPO INVOLUCRADO EN EL MANEJO DEL PROYECTO El proyecto contará con un conjunto de profesionales e investigadores especializados en distintas disciplinas científicas y de reconocida trayectoria, organizados en tres equipos de trabajo: equipo base, equipo de expertos y equipo de asesores, que trabajarán coordinadamente. Nombre Responsabilidad Experiencia Equipo Base Tulio Medina Coordinación INIA Agrónomo. Experto en agrobiodiversidad Dora Velásquez Coordinación CCTA Bióloga. Experta en conservación in situ de la agrobiodiversidad y ecología de montañas Agrónoma. Experta en recursos genéticos. Carolina Girón Coordinación Equipo Técnico de Pariahuanca Andrés Fernández Coordinación Equipo Técnico de Agrónomo. Responsable de de proyectos de Kichki desarrollo en comunidades rurales.. Carlos Cornejo Asistente Técnico-Administrativo Sociólogo. Especializado en sistematización de experiencia y análisis social en proyectos de desarrollo rural. Por definer Trabajo de campo en Pariahuanca Técnico de campo INIA Por definer Trabajo de campo en Kichki Técnico de campo CCTA Equipo de Expertos Amalia Cuba Juan Torres G. Yonel Mendoza Laura Retamozo Aldo Cruz Equipo de Asesores Conducción de procesos de empoderamiento institucional y de planificación; elaboración de proyectos de inversión; monitoreo. Training en ecosistemas de montaña y cambio climático. Construcción de escenarios climáticos y sistema de alerta Conducción de la línea de acción de seguridad alimentaria. Construcción del sistema de información; apoyo en sistema de monitoreo. Economista. Experta en planificación y sistemas de monitoreo de proyectos de desarrollo y medioambientales; análisis costo/beneficio y proyectos de inversión Biólogo. Especializado en ecología de montañas, agrobiodiversidad y cambio climático Meteorólogo. Especializado en gestión del riesgo climático. Nutricionista. Experta en seguridad alimentaria Economista. Especializado en sistemas de información 15

16 Javier Monroe Alejandro Casas Hilda Araujo Asesoría conceptual y metodológica en interculturalidad. Asesoría conceptual y metodológica en procesos de erosión genética y manejo in situ. Asesoría conceptual y metodológica en cosmovisión y organización andina. Científico Social. Experto en interculturalidad. Biólogo. Experto en procesos de domesticación, manejo y conservación in situ de recursos genéticos Antropóloga. Experta en cosmovisión andina y territorialidad comunal. Asimismo, el proyecto trabajará directamente con 100 campesinos reconocidos como líderes en el manejo in situ de cultivos nativos, sus variedades y parientes silvestres, y con quienes ya se ha trabajado en proyectos anteriores. C. PLAN DE MONITOREO Y REPORTE El Plan de monitoreo y evaluación asumirá el enfoque de gestión por OUTPUTs y se orientará a la eficacia y eficiencia del proyecto. Éste constituye una herramienta de gestión que permitirá medir en el transcurso de la ejecución del proyecto, el grado de avance respecto a los OUTPUTs y efectos que se van obteniendo, generar y administrar adecuadamente dicha información para una toma de decisiones oportuna, estableciendo los correctivos necesarios para alcanzar los objetivos centrales y la elaboración de los ajustes en la marcha del proyecto que se estimen convenientes. El proyecto establecerá un sistema de monitoreo y un sistema de evaluación, que se apoyarán en un Plan Operativo anual. El Sistema de Monitoreo tendrá como núcleo un sistema de indicadores, el cual permitirá realizar un seguimiento permanente de las Activityes y tareas contenidas en el plan operativo. Para ello, se establecerá una línea de base al inicio de la ejecución del proyecto y se realizará una activa gestión de la información utilizando los métodos e instrumentos más adecuados para la recopilación y almacenamiento de datos (bases de datos), análisis de la información y elaboración de los reportes e informes de avance y final. Se propone la elaboración de informes de avance semestrales, informes anuales y un informe final. Dicho sistema se apoyará en el Marco Lógico y establecerá las precisiones conceptuales y operativas del alcance de los indicadores propuestos. El Sistema de Evaluación tendrá la finalidad de verificar el logro de los OUTPUTs y objetivos propuestos. Las evaluaciones propuestas serán una de medio término y otra al final, cuyos hallazgos y OUTPUTs permitirán tomar decisiones relativas a la vigencia de la estrategia del proyecto o, alternativamente, a la necesidad de su modificación. En particular, la evaluación final se deberá efectuar tomando en consideración los criterios fundamentales de análisis: eficacia, eficiencia, impacto, sostenibilidad y pertinencia. D. PLAN DE VISIBILIDAD El sistema de información de agrobiodiversidad y cambio climático, mediante sus instrumentos de información y comunicación (impresos, programas radiales y televisivos, e internet), difundirá los avances y OUTPUTs del proyecto. Para ello, cuenta con el apoyo de la Oficina de Imagen Institucional del INIA, la que dispone de medios para la elaboración de estos materiales, así como del acceso a 200 medios (radio, televisión y prensa) para su difusión a nivel nacional. En los talleres y eventos que se realicen en el marco del proyecto, tanto en el campo como en las ciudades, se distribuirán medios impresos como, cartillas, folletos y afiches. Es política institucional de INIA y CCTA dar los créditos respectivos a las fuentes de cooperación en las Activityes que financian, como el uso de los logos en los materiales impresos. E. CAPACIDAD MÍNIMA DE ADQUISICIÓN Las contrataciones y adquisiciones de bienes y servicios se harán según las normas del INIA, las que se basan en los parámetros fijados por el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (MEF) del Perú. Toda fuente de ingresos es incorporada al presupuesto público. Para su ejecución cuenta con la Dirección General de Administración con oficinas de contabilidad, procesos, logística y tesorería. Así también, con la Oficina de Control Institucional que vela por la ejecución transparente del presupuesto público. PARTE IV: INFORMACIÓN SOBRE EL APLICANTE 16

17 Organización: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INNOVACIÓN AGRARIA - INIA Dirección : Avenida La Molina 1981 Código Postal : Lima 12 Número de telefono : Número de Fax : País y ciudad : Perú, Lima Página web : Persona de Contacto Sr Sra Nombre Tulio Segundo nombre _Cecilio Cargo : Investigador en recursos genéticos Dirección : Avenida La Molina 1981 País y ciudad : Perú, Lima Código Postal : Lima 12 Número de telefono : Número de fax : Dirección electrónica : tmedina@inia.gob.pe Apellido Medina 17

18 ANNEX 1: LOGICAL FRAMEWORK MATRIX Intervention logic Objectively verifiable indicators of achievement Sources and means of verification Assumptions OVERALL OBJECTIVE To contribute to strengthening institutions and the capacity of farmers of High Andean communities, civil society and local government actors to reduce food security vulnerability in the face of climate change. Specific objective 1 Empowerment and recognition of farmers in the local and regional context to manage climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in synergy with strategic actors of the State and civil society. Specific objective 2 Intercultural management of agrobiodiversity to address scenarios of greater vulnerability to impacts of climate change, with planned and coordinated responses based on traditional cropping systems of High Andean communities. Specific objective 3 Management of food availability and consumption to contribute to food security in a climate change scenario. Specific objective 4 Management, monitoring and evaluation of project quality. OUTPUT 1.1. Capacity of farmers and their strengthened organizations to participate with proposals in the forging and development of regional and national strategies for climate change adaptation. Activity Advice to farmer organizations for their formal establishment and institutional representativeness. US$ 8,432 Activity Intercultural training of farmers on climate change and environmental management instruments (action plans for climate change). US$ 12,307 Activity Coordination of trained producers for the design of action plans against climate change. US$ 9,522 Activity Formation of agrobiodiversity management units to address climate change. US$ 8,954 OUTPUT 1.2. The State and civil society are sensitized and trained to recognize the value and foster the management of agrobiodiversity to deal with climate change. Level of reduction of food security risk of farmers of High Andean communities in climate change scenarios. Farmers of High Andean communities with the capacity to manage climate change adaptation. Levels of coordination of farmers with strategic actors of the State and civil society to achieve a favourable institutional context. Smallholdings and their agro-ecosystems have better conditions for the conservation of genetic biodiversity and native crop yield, with concerted management of technological options and risk prevention measures. Farmers forestall the risk of reduced availability and consumption of foods from their cropping systems. On project completion, there will have been a monitoring and evaluation system in operation for two years. 10 trained farmers (5 women and 5 men) from 2 strengthened organizations participate as leaders in climate change adaptation strategies. - Final technical report. - Impact assessment reports. - Final technical report. - Impact assessment reports. - Final technical report. - Impact assessment reports. - Final technical report. - Impact assessment reports. - Final technical report. - Impact assessment reports. - Register of attendance and participation of farmers at events. - Technical report. 2 agrobiodiversity management units formed. - Register of unit members. - Minutes of meetings. Staff: - Advisory reports - Consultant on social sciences - Operating plans Training: - Reports of working sessions. - Training workshops - Workshop reports. - Awareness-raising workshops Operating resources: - Local mobility of farmers and recorder - Logístics for field visits 2 public institutions and 3 civil society institutions committed to concrete actions. 1 functioning system of agrobiodiversity and climate change information. - Local government orders. - Coordinating body proceedings. Institutional operating plans. - Surveys. - Web statistics. Favourable national context for this type of project. Rules and regulations. Regional expectations to formulate responses. Interest and understanding of farmers regarding the impacts of climate change. Interest and possibilities of appropriate training for men and women farmers. Interest shown by actors of the public and private sector to facilitate coordination arenas and gather farmer proposals. Interest in addressing and managing risk from greater vulnerability to climate change. Absence of extreme climatic events. Interest of local, regional and global actors in protecting food systems and food security based on High Andean crops. Political and legislative stability; absence of catastrophes. Willingness of farmers to assume new roles. Willingness of farmers to become involved. Prior commitments with farmers. Institutions present in the local context willing to take climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. Technology available.

19 Intervention logic Objectively verifiable indicators of achievement Sources and means of verification Assumptions Staff: Consultant in information systems - Report of working sessions Agreements with systems in operation Equipment: - Reports of meetings - Computer - Reports of fora - Printer - Report of awareness-raising - External hard disk campaigns : - Activity monitoring matrix - Working sessions - Coordinating meetings - Fora with local actors - Awareness-raising campaigns - Meetings for the formulation of proposals Operating resources: Logístics for field visits Activity Pressure on local governments to incorporate climate change mitigation and adaptation in their agendas and management instruments. US$ 8,736 Activity Sensitization of local civil society actors to articulate climate change mitigation and adaptation in their agendas. US$ 8,664 Activity Inclusion of the topic of climate change mitigation and adaptation in the agenda of the local coordinating committees. US$ 7,164 Activity Design, construction and implementation of an agrobiodiversity and climate change information system for intercultural exchange. US$ 24,393 Activity Identification of opportunities for public and private investment in the sustainability of validated adaptation proposals. US$ 13,499 OUTPUT 2.1. Farmers and local actors together manage climate change mitigation and adaptation based on the management of traditional cropping systems and the surrounding agroecosystems. Activity Inventory, selection and management of conventional and traditional adaptation technologies to address climate change US$ 9,239 Activity Local agreements on innovation and promotion of traditional and modern climate change adaptation technologies based on an evaluation of outcomes and resilience of traditional cropping systems. US$: 7,917 Activity Implementation of local agreements on: a) integrated management of pests and water use; b) agroforestry and silvopastoral practices on holdings with traditional cropping systems and their agro-ecosystems: and c) mechanisms of seed production, exchange and conservation to increase and/or maintain their availability. US$ 101, farmers apply different (traditional and modern) strategies of climate change adaptation on their plots. 2 joint agreements on concerted action for climate change adaptation. 2 climate warning systems used in decision-making to reduce climatic and biological risks used. - Technical reports. Farmers make plots available for innovation Wide interest of farmers in protecting their natural and economic resources. - Joint agreements. Farmers willing to commit themselves to coordinated action. - Warning system reports - User statistics - Local maps of climate risk. Farmers interested in using the climate warning system. An agricultural insurance proposal. - Final report. Insurance companies willing to explore the possibilities of insuring risks. Staff: - Workshop reports Farmers available and committed to implementing - Consultant on agrobiodiversity - Plot establishment reports innovative technologies for risk management on small - Field technician - Technology implementation reports holdings (efficient use of water, pest control, alignment of - Consultant on climate risk agricultural calendar, agroforestry and disaster - Meteorological recorder prevention). Equipment: - Materials and inputs for pest management - Materials and inputs for water use - Seedlings for agroforestry practices - Seeds for demonstration plots - Meteorological stations - Radio broadcasting equipment Training: - Radio programmes 19

20 Intervention logic Objectively verifiable indicators of achievement Sources and means of verification Assumptions Activity Design, construction and implementation of intercultural climate warning systems for the management of climate risk. US$ 20,992 OUTPUT 3.1. Farmers maintain availability of foods from their cropping system. - Workshops, meetings - Field days Operating resources: - Farmer mobility to attend local, regional and national fairs. - Computers 50 farmer families adopt at least 3 technologies of food storage, processing and exchange. - Periodical technical report of the project. Farmers willing and committed to implement innovative food technologies. Activity Determination of the contribution of potato and maize cultivation systems to the current food basket. US$ 9,655 Activity Determination of the level of vulnerability and resilience of the current food basket in a climate change scenario. US$ 8,421 Activity Identification and promotion of family and/or community strategies to ensure food availability (storage, processing and exchange). US$ 22,714 OUTPUT 3.2. Farmers make better use of foods from their cropping system. Activity Reappraisal, recovery and innovation of appropriate food consumption practices to address a climate change scenario. US$ 8,935 OUTPUT 4.1. The project has sustainable options for climate change adaptation and mitigation to foster food security. Activity Effective development of activities and systemization of proposals promoted and validated by the project. US$ 6,500 Activity Presentation of project proposals in government institutional arena (parliamentary committees and Ministry of the Environment). US$ 2,398 Activity Posting of validated proposals on the web portals of project partner institutions. US$ 500 Staff: Food security consultant Training: - Workshops, meetings, focal groups - Field visits - Printed materials, radio programmes Operating resources: - Field mobility - Workshop reports - Focal group reports 16 families adopt at least 2 new consumption practices. - List of identified strategies. - Household surveys. Staff: Food Security Consultant - Workshop reports Training: - Focal group reports - Workshops, meetings, focal groups - Printed materials, radio programmes Operating resources: Logistics for field work 1 set of validated climate change adaptation options - Final technical report Staff: Project Coordinator - Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant - Technical and Administrative Assistant Equipment: Computer, printer, photocopier Operating facilities: Internet services Other: Technical and administrative management tools. - Impact assessment report - Work plans. - Tables, activity monitoring matrices. - Project activity monitoring reports. Farmers willing to share knowledge. Farmers willing and committed to implement innovative technologies Farmers willing to share knowledge. Global and national context favourable to the use of agro- biodiversity for climate change adaptation. Timely disbursements. 20