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Climate-Smart Livestock in Ecuador: A Strategic Partnership between FAO and the Private Sector

Start Date: 01/02/2019
End Date: 30/08/2019

Description

Pilot project implemented in Cayambe, Pichincha Province, to strengthen the capacities of technicians and family livestock producers in Climate-Smart Livestock. The intervention adapted and validated participatory tools, identified good livestock practices, improved digital data collection and analysis, and estimated greenhouse gas emissions using tools such as ODK and GLEAM-R. It was developed by Ecuadorian public institutions, FAO, GEF, and the company El Ordeño.

Observations

The project was implemented from 1 February 2019 to 30 August 2019 with a total budget of USD 64,420. It directly benefited 50 family livestock producers and 15 technicians, with a potential reach of 1,000 milk suppliers to El Ordeño. The source also announces a 14-month second phase with a budget of USD 112,000 and a 64 percent company contribution; that phase is not included in this record. The broader national project is registered in OPSAa as initiative_id 776.

Action scope

Subnational

Evaluated

No

Stage

Completed

Temporalidad

Short-term

Number of Years

N/A

Related elements

Budget in USD

Budget in USD
$64,420.00
Counterpart Budget
$0.00
Total Budget
$64,420.00
Annual Average Budget
$64,420.00

Institutions

Institutions Institutions rols
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Ecuador Financing-investor
MAATE: Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (Ecuador) Execution and operation
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Execution and operation
GEF: Global Environment Facility Technical assistance
El Ordeño

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