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Alejandro Rojas SarapuraSustainable Development Coordinator

CARE Peru

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Before country people were different. We wereforgotten, marginalized and poorly regarded

because we wore skirts and sandals. The animalswe had were creoles, natives, not of good race.CARE has come to enable us. We have reflected

and attended the training. The women never mettogether, they never had a leader. This ischanging now.

Tomasa Chipana,Huancan, Puno, Per.


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Organization andAssociation

Microfiance

Comercializationand the market

TechnicalAssistance

Providers (PAT)



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Local young people without higher educationor graduates of local universities and colleges

with service-oriented enterprise who aretrained to provide technical assistance tosmall rural producers based on demand.



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Families have access to PATonly for the duration of theproject.

Culture barriers to theprovision of PAT.

Unsustainable results

Weak market linkage forsmall farmers Producers wasted

opportunities beyond thelife of the project.

Lack of coordination

between technical coursesand field needs

Families have access toPAT in a sustainablemanner.

PAT are from the samecommunity.

PAT receive income for

services rendered. PAT consolidate supply

of small producers. PAT diversify services

and provide informationto producers.

Local youth are engagedin profitable activities.



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The PAT is a young man chosen by theCommunity Assembly and is trained to provide

technical assistance to small farmers.


PUNO


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Puno is the second poorest department en Peru. 79% poverty and 50% in extreme poverty.

Low income, low productivity and poor quality oflivestock in offer, commercial constraints put on

farmers. Between December 2005 and November 2008,

CARE Peru implemented the project Income andEmployment Generation in family production

units of the high mountains, through thedevelopment of value chains of beef cattle in thedepartment of Puno.



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The project developed strategized based onthe value chain approach, capacity building,creation of local technical assistance services

(PAT) and the establishment of partnerships.

Finally, households increased their netincome by 76%. The goal was 25%.



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Local youth chosen to work in theircommunity.

Most of them with basic education.

Service oriented and fixed residence in thecommunity where they operate.

Trained in fattening, breeding, identificationand treatment of simple illnesses.

PAT speak the local language. PAT charge for the services they offer.



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National service of agrarian health (SENASA) National Institute of Agriculture Research

(INIA)

Local governments Private providers of agricultural and

veterinary supplies.



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Organization of productivity chain Identification of potential PAT

Transfer of skills with a focus on results: Farming and marketing of cattle

Forage grasses

Artificial insemination

Partnerships

Promotion of PAT services Support and monitoring



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200 to 1500 grams/day, improved weight gain.

From 18 to 4 months: decreased the fattening period

76% increase in net income of families (Target: 25%)

Over 20 million soles in sales (US $7,650,000)

500 to 800 soles/month: income from farmingactivities

109 PAT formed: three thousand attended to 187families of farmers.



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The impact assessment was carried out by acompany after two years of the completion of theproject, a total of 182 beneficiary householdsand 120 controlled households.

Average income in 2007 (Group 1) was s/.7,346(U$2,772).

Average income in 2010 (Group 2) was s/.13,309 (U$5,022).

81% increase in income compared to 2007.

Poverty fell from 81% to 29%. 27.8% of families and 7.5% in the controlled

group save.



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The impact assessment found that the key elements of thesustainability of the project were: (i) training of PAT, (ii)Increasing productivity of beef cattle (balanced diet, shedsand stables) through capacity building, (iii) clear strategies formaketing (selection and transport).

Change in the balance of power empowerment of women. Improvements not only objective but also subjective.

A greater sense of well being in the households operated,whose members reported satisfaction with the increasedrevenue, the sense of living well, belonging to a middle class

or higher, and changes in self-perception of poverty.



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Buyer Final Market



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Leading producers 1 to 2 producers from community

Participate actively in meetings and trainings

Competency-based assessment (procedural,attitudinal, knowledge), in the developmentof training workshops.

Graduation:

Of a total of 120 participants, 82 PAT were able tograduate.



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Promotes the development of the business, social and

technial skills of PAT through training. Transfer of

technology and suppor tto guide sustainabledevelopment.

Transfer of cocoa farming technologies to PAT, as part of

technology development programs.

Provides technical assistance to the PAT on the cultivation

of cocoa, with modern approaches to agricultural

extension.

Promotes the facilitation techniques of PAT through

experiential methodology and exchange of experience to

improve productivity in the cultivation of cocoa.

Knows and applies the basic tools and the importance of

corporate strategic management, business vision of

cocoa, investment records, niche markets, associativity

and formalizatin.



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ASPAT Green Action, composed of 19members, Chirinos District The Coipa

ASPAT Brisas del Valle Azul, consisting of20 members, District San Ignacio, Huarango.

ASPAT Integrating Green Valley, consisting

of 15 members, Jaen.



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Cocoa Crop

Management

Plantation designNursery managementCocoa graftsFertilization of CocoaIntegrated Pest ManagementPruningCocoa crop

Facilitation ofWorkshops

Facilitating workshops in crop managementECAS

Post-harvestManagement

Construction of fermenters cratesConstruction of solar dryersFermentation, pre-drying, drying and storage.

Comercialization Cocoa CollectionQuality controlOrganic Program Inspector (UTZ, Organic, Fair Trade)Value Added (Chocolates)



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25CARE Per Alejandro Rojas

Sustainable Development CoordinatorCARE Peru

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