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Project information
»Funding dates
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Original grant (2005-2009)
Yr 1: 5/1/2005-4/30/2006
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Yr 2: 5/1/2006-4/30/2007
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Yr 3: 5/1/2007-4/30/2008
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Yr 4: 5/1/2008-4/30/2009
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Ollucos from the Saillafaya
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»The problem
The people of the Chopcca culture live in Huancavelica, the
poorest department in Peru, where 84% of the people live in
poverty and 62% of the people are categorized as "extremely
poor." The main sources of livelihood for these isolated
communities are subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry
(mainly sheep). Soil degradation is the most critical problem
in the area. Crops and pastures have become less productive
as traditional land management techniques have been lost and
population increases have led to intensification of land use.
Farmland is being degraded by erosion and crops are increasingly
vulnerable to pests and diseases. Research and development
agencies are absent from the area.
»The approach
Year 2 workplan: 
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Emphasis will be on improving food security and human nutrition
by increasing and conserving crop biodiversity, especially
of potatoes and other native Andean crops; improving soil
conservation and pastures; and training farmers in integrated
pest management. The project will create partnerships between
Chopcca communities, research institutions, and development
organizations that will engage community members in participatory
research focused on increasing agricultural productivity.
It will also help the communities to link with appropriate
markets for surplus products. Sixteen communities in the district
of Yauli and Paucara will participate in the project, along
with Federation of Peasant Women in the Yauli district (FEMUCAY),
which has 2000 members in 64 base organizations.
»The goal
To improve agricultural productivity by restoring native Andean
agrobiodiversity, implementing integrated approaches to soil
fertility and pest management to improve crop and animal health,
and linking production surplus to quality niche markets.
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Group from Sicuani and Huacanvelica
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Investigators
»Partner institutions
»Investigators at Grupo Yanapai
(*=project leader)
Maria Mayer de Scurrah*
Edgar Olivera Hurtado
Raúl Canto Retamozo
»Investigators at FEMUCAY
Esther Chrisostomo
»Investigators at Federación
de Comunidades Chopccas-Yauli
Pablo Soto Ortiz
»Investigators at INIA
Ing. Jorge Samanes Bilbao
Noemí Zúñiga López
Ciria Noli Hinostroza
Carolina Girón
Ángel Pérez
»Investigators at CIP
Dr. David Jai
Jesús Alcázar
Rene Gomez
Andreas Oswald
Stef de Haan
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Annual progress reports
Click the links below for annual progress reports.
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»Original grant
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Year 1 (5/2005-4/2006)
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Year 2 (5/2006-4/2007)
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Year 3 (5/2007-4/2008)
Due 5/31/2008
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Year 4 (5/2008-4/2009)
Due 5/31/2009
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Project documents
Pasantía para delegados Chopccas a comunidades
en Sicuani y Cuzco
Algunas fotos de la pasantia de campesinos de Huancavelica
visitando comunidades en Sicuani y Cuzco
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Publications
None listed as of
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