Project Agricultural producers receive and have adequate access to agricultural information services

The project is part of the 0121 Budgetary Program for Improving Small Agricultural Producers' Articulation to the Market. This program addresses the limited market access of small producers. The target population consists of farmers on the coast with less than 20 hectares under irrigation or 50 hectares of rainfed land; in the highlands with less than 20 ha under irrigation or 50 ha of rainfed land; in the high jungle with less than 50 ha in total; and in the low jungle with less than 115 ha in total, and who use most of their production (more than 50%) for commercialization in either the domestic or foreign market. The project is expected to improve market access for small farmers.The activities of this program include: 1. Identification of information needs and means and forms of communication focused on producers. 2. Creation and administration of the market information system (018 Sierra y Selva Exportadora). 3. Awareness-raising aimed at producers on the use and access to agricultural information. 4. Dissemination and sensitization of agricultural information for farmers' decision making. The project is managed and executed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Sierra y Selva Exportadora, as well as regional and local governments.