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Improving the yield of potatoes and other Andean tubers - Root to Food
Start Date:
01/01/2019
End Date:
01/01/2023
Description
Project that improves potato and other Andean tuber production systems for smallholder farmers in Bolivia and Colombia through high-quality genetic and phytosanitary seed, agroecological integrated pest management, participatory innovation, and organizational and commercial strengthening.
Iniciative Type
Action scope
Multicountry
Evaluated
No
Stage
Completed
Temporalidad
Medium-term
Number of Years
4 - Year -s
Related elements
Sectors:
Beneficiaries:
Instruments:
- Direct purchase and delivery of agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, etc.)
- Support for the adoption of agricultural technologies (transfering to producers)
- Education and training for farmers
- Sanitary, phytosanitary and biosafety standards
- Support to technological research and development
- Technical assistance to producers
- Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Budget in USD
Budget in USD
$200,000.00
Counterpart Budget
$523,043.00
Total Budget
$723,043.00
Annual Average Budget
$180,761.00
| Financing Sources | Financing Types |
|---|---|
| FONTAGRO | Regional funds |
Institutions
| Institutions | Institutions rols |
|---|---|
| UMSS: Universidad Mayor de San Simón de Bolivia | Execution and operation |
| FONTAGRO | Execution and operation |
| PUJ: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Colombia | Execution and operation |
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