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Forgotten Andean Crops

Start Date: 2014
End Date: 31/12/2017

Description

Regional adaptive research project to revalue lupin (Lupinus spp.) cultivation as a climate change adaptation strategy in the high Andean areas of Bolivia and Ecuador and in Chile's Araucanía region. It develops crop management and post-harvest techniques (debittering and threshing), promotes local consumption and validates grain processing for marketing, strengthening the capacities of smallholder producers.

Action scope

Multicountry

Evaluated

No

Stage

Completed

Temporalidad

Medium-term

Number of Years

3 - Year -s

Related elements

Budget in USD

Budget in USD
$200,000.00
Counterpart Budget
$200,000.00
Total Budget
$400,000.00
Annual Average Budget
$400,000.00
Financing Sources Financing Types
FONTAGRO Global or multilateral funds

Institutions

Institutions Institutions rols
INIA: Agricultural Research Institute (Chile) Execution and operation
INIAP: National Institute for Agricultural Research of Ecuador Execution and operation
FONTAGRO Execution and operation

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