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Project information
»The problem
Local seed systems involve the locally led processes of seed
selection and varietal development, conservation, and exchange.
Vibrant seed systems play a critical role in alleviating poverty
and food insecurity in rural communities by improving the
productivity and bio-diversity of small-scale farming.
Local seed sources are particularly important in areas of
extreme poverty in the Andes where farmers live far from commercial
markets, public research, and support services. For communities
in isolated areas, the loss of seed can mean food scarcity
and periods of starvation. In the central highlands of Ecuador,
local seed systems have become dysfunctional and the vast
majority of farmers lack access to the crop varieties they
need to ensure their families' food security.
»The approach
Year 2 workplan: 
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The project will focus on improving and enabling the process
of seed saving and exchange by local communities in Ecuador's
central highlands. It will engage a cohort of highly dynamic
community-based organizations to conduct applied research
on their existing seed systems. They will be responsible for
analyzing the factors that prevent the effective functioning
of these systems, as well as exploring strategic interventions
to help overcome them. The project team's role is primarily
supportive, assisting with germplasm access and technical
knowledge. This approach is expected to increase the knowledge
and abilities of communities to effectively manage their own
local seed systems, as well as build functional networks and
support systems for the dissemination of seeds and information.
»The goal
To empower local communities in Ecuador's central highlands
to create and sustain functional seed systems that will help
them to combat food insecurity.
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Investigators
»Partner institutions
»Investigators at Vecinos
Mundiales (*=project leader)
»Investigators at DIPEIB-Chimborazo
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Dolores Salgado
Francisco Lema
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»Investigators at DIPEIB-Cotopaxi
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José Sopa
Elvis Tipanquiza
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»Investigators at FUNPRODIB
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Ana Charihuaman
Martha Quinatoa
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»Investigators at Wageningen
University
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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
Revisión
del sistema de monitoreo participativo
Description: A photographic report of an April 2006 workshop
to review the Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PME)
system of the non-formal seeds systems and coberagri projects.
Feria
al favor de la soberanía
Description: Images from a May 1, 2006 meeting in Riobamba.
The meeting was organized in part by partners of this project
in Ecuador.
Sembrando
la semilla para un proyecto participativo
M. Willemsen, M.Sc. thesis
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Publications
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