P4P/WFP/IICAP4P/WFP/IICA

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Diego Montenegro E.Director of Management and Regional

IntegrationP4P Annual Consultation Meeting

Rome

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STRATEGIC PLAN2010-2020

MEDIUM TERM PLAN 2010-2014

TECHNICAL COOPERATION STRATEGIES 2010-2014 (H,R,C)

TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROJECTS 2010-2014 (H,R,C)

INTER-AMERICAN BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

GENERAL DIRECTORATE

TECHNICAL COOPERATION

OPERATIONS AND REGIONAL

INTEGRATION

IICA OFFICES IN THE COUNTRIES

CORPORATE SERVICES

AGRO FOOD SYSTEM

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES

AGRIFOOD CHAINS

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

MARKET

RURAL TERRITORIES

NON-AGRICULTURAL

ACTIVITIES

RURAL SYSTEM

SYSTEMIC CONCEPT OF SYSTEMIC CONCEPT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AGRICULTURE AND RURAL

LIFELIFE

……beyond the strictly sectoralbeyond the strictly sectoral……

DESIGN OF TECHNICAL DESIGN OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION STRATEGIES COOPERATION STRATEGIES

1. Innovation for productivity and competitiveness2. Agricultural health and food safety3. Agribusiness and Commercialization4. Agriculture, Territories and rural well-being5. Agriculture, natural resource management and climate change6. Agriculture and food security

Strategic Objectives

Technical Concentration Programs and Programs for Cross-cutting Coordination

1. To improve the productivity and competitiveness of the agricultural sector

Innovation for productivity and competitiveness

Agricultural health and food safety

Agribusiness and commercialization

2. To strengthen agriculture’s contribution to the development of territories and to rural well-being

Agriculture, territories and rural well-being

3. To improve agriculture’s capacity to mitigate the effects of, and adapt to, climate change, and make better use of natural resources

Agriculture, natural resource management and climate change

4. To improve agriculture’s contribution to food security

Agriculture and food security

P4P Results P4P Results 2009 - 2009 - 20122012

• Capacity-building in agribusiness management and technological innovation, through agreements and contracts, in two countries: Guatemala and Honduras.

• In all four CA countries (ES, NIC, GU and HO) the WFP’s purchasing power was used to strengthen and complement initiatives already under way: RED SICTA, 3 SICTA projects (Swiss, IDB, EU, Korea) and national programs.

• Actions focused on assessing and strengthening technological, agribusiness capabilities and practices to better link small producer organizations to markets.

P4P Results 2009 -P4P Results 2009 -20122012

• Regional Evaluation of the P4P carried out in order to improve its performance and strengthen the Project technically and financially (Joint Mission IICA/WFP – 2009).

• Progress in Implementing Main Conclusions:– In Progress: Specialized Technical Cooperation from

IICA has helped farmer organizations to overcome bottlenecks in aspects related to technological innovation, marketing and partnerships.

– Pending: Need for a mutually agreed common approach for regional interventions.

RecommendationsRecommendations• Continuation of joint efforts on themes such as:

technological innovation, food safety, postharvest handling, and entrepreneurial training

• Strengthen IICA’s regional relations with the P4P through comprehensive regional initiatives in CA and other regions.

• Synergize P4P efforts with IICA projects that focus on basic food crop chains

• Jointly construct a mechanism/system of knowledge management that would allow to identify success factors that can be replicated and transfer of innovation to small producers

RecommendationsRecommendations• Improvement of the capacity of producers to develop

sustainable production systems including incorporation of technologies of minimum and zero tillage

• Reduction and management of risk for small producers in the region

• Development of alternative regional markets to the WFP to give sustainability to the efforts of the programme

• Strengthening of the technical capacity of service providers (public and private) to transfer innovation to small producers

• Analysis of the possibility to better understand seed handling and potential postharvest losses of small producers in the region (FAO).

Recommendations Recommendations • Regional and hemispheric workshops to

disseminate experiences and knowledge in technological innovation and marketing of basic grains.

• Formation of National Teams from different institutions (5 people) to provide guidance and ensure the sustainability of the processes. IICA in charge of coordination and technical assistance.

• Promote the use of ICT to improve linkages between member countries of the P4P

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