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| Iowa State University/Universidad Nacional Agraria “La Molina” |
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Country: Peru
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Award Date: 2001
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Award Amount: $99,948.00
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Cost Share: $26,339.00
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Other Funds: $12,000.00
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Other Partners: Grupo Yanapai; Practical Farmers of Iowa
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The partners are working to strengthen institutional capacity in sustainable agriculture and in building sustainable rural communities in Peru. Among notable accomplishments, the partners have 1) implemented a master’s program in agrarian innovation for rural development at the Universidad Nacional Agraria-La Molina (UNALM), admitting 25 students into its first two classes; 2) established the Institute for Sustainable Smallholder Production at UNALM; 3) developed an interdisciplinary master’s and Ph.D. program in sustainable agriculture at UNALM; 4) and organized a hands-on learning tour within Peru for 21 Peruvian farmers, a representative from a Peruvian NGO, two UNALM faculty, a farmer from Iowa, an Iowa State University extension agronomist, and two indigenous farmers from Ecuador. Partnership activities are contributing to a significant shift in the focus of UNALM toward a more applied development orientation that takes into account the needs of small farmers and peasant communities. The partners are now planning to develop exchanges between Hopi and Peruvian farmers.
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