Improvement of Support Services for the Development of the Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Production Chain in the Town of Urarinas, Urarinas District, Loreto Province, Loreto Department

Public investment project aimed at strengthening the capacities of plantain-producing families in the district of Urarinas (Loreto, Peru) in crop management, post-harvest handling and processing, with the objective of increasing crop yields and reducing the gap of producers without access to technical assistance. It includes the training of local agricultural promoters and of facilitators in the Farmer Field School methodology, technical assistance and productive and environmental training for producers, organic certification and organizational strengthening, the establishment of seed nurseries for the production of plantain suckers, and capacity building in commercial management and market access.