Community of Practice:
Achieving impact in the Andes

This group of projects is designed to improve the livelihoods of people, households, and communities in the Andean region by targeting crops and cropping systems important to Andean food security. The program supports collaborative projects involving research and development organizations working together with communities in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

CCRP projects

»Andes CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 06-016: Quinoa 09-005: Organic groundnut 09-016: Andean grains 09-022: Andean pests 09-025: Climate risk management 09-029: Native potato seed systems 09-032: Water security 09-033: Agrobiodiversity and nutrition 09-168: Food security 09-169: Communal ag. risk mgt. 09-181: Biospecticide/potato moth ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 01-1563: Andean tubers (Peru) 05-112: Biodiversity and soil 05-112: Cover agriculture 05-112: Green manures/legumes 05-112: Lupin/quinoa 05-112: Native potato 05-112: Potato moth 05-112: Seed systems 07-702: Nutrition support 07-1209: Soil nutrient budgets

»East/Horn of Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 06-447: Cereal roots 06-448: Tef/finger millet 08-019: Sweetpotato breeding

»Southern Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-780: P-efficient legumes 06-740: Legume best bets 06-741: Cowpea/Alectra 06-742: Groundnut breeding 06-743: Bean seed 06-744: Climbing beans 09-273: Bruchid mgt. for beans 09-274: Groundnut post-harvest 09-297: Botanical pesticides/legumes 09-298: Soil fertility mgt. 09-299: Bambara groundnuts

»West Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-009: Sweetpotato 06-012: Nutrition 06-013: Grain legumes 06-014: Sorghum/millet improv. 06-015: Seed systems ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 06-011: Insect pest management

»Non-CoP projects

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-781: Rice biodiversity ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 00-1071: Milpa 01-1564: Wheat scab 02-026: Wolbachia 02-027: Chickpea 02-246: Indigenous vegetables 02-460: Potato 02-476: Sweetpotato diversity 02-644: Finger millet 02-778: Legumes

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Andes CoP Projects

In 2005, the CCRP established the Andes Community of Practice, "Achieving Impact in the Andes." The first set of seven new projects joined three existing projects in the Andes and were funded from 2005-2009. In late 2008, another call for proposals for this region was issued, and 10 new projects were approved for funding. The Andes CoP currently funds 11 projects in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.
For each of the projects below, click on the project name to learn more.

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Currently funded projects

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»06-016: Quinoa

• Project title: Sustainable production of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Wild), a neglected food crop in the Andean region
• Project leader: Alejandro Bonifacio, Fundación Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos (PROINPA)
• Funding dates: Phase I: 10/1/2001-9/30/2005; Phase II: 3/1/2006-2/28/2010

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»09-005: Organic groundnut

• Project title: Development of export markets for certified organic peanut in the European Union for small scale producers from the valleys of Bolivia
• Project leader: Juan Arévalo, Fundación para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Agropecuario de los Valles (FDTA-Valles)
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-016: Andean grains

• Project title: Food security improvement for communities in the Cotopaxi, Chimborazo and Canar provinces of Ecuador through farming of quinoa, lupin, and amaranth
• Project leader: Eduardo Peralta, Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP)
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-022: Andean pests

• Project title: INNOMIP
• Project leaders: Maria Scurrah, Grupo Yanapai; Alejandro Bonifacio, Fundación Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos (PROINPA); Olivier Dangles, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE)
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-025: Climate risk management

• Project title: Management of climate related risks with regards to climate and social changes
• Project leaders: Magali Garcia, Universidad Mayor de San Andres; Jere Gilles, University of Missouri
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-029: Native potato seed systems

• Project title: Strengthening native potato seed systems in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
• Project leader: Andre Devaux, Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP)
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-032: Water security

• Project title: Enhancing the water security of the Andean agricultural systems through the conservation of the ecosystems of the wet Puna in Northern Peru
  
• Project leader: Jorge Recharte, The Mountain Institute
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-033: Agrobiodiversity and nutrition

• Project title: Agrobiodiversity and nutrition for the food security of the Chopccas Communities of Huancavelica
• Project leader: Maria Scurrah, Grupo Yanapai
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-168: Food security

• Project title: Implementation of a learning-action process in food security and nutrition for the marginalized rural zones of the Bolivian Central Andes
• Project leader: Sergio Larrea, World Neighbors-Bolivia
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-169: Communal agricultural risk management

• Project title: Management of Communal Agricultural Risks (GRAC) in the Challa Canton, Tapacari municipality
• Project leader: Tania Ricaldi, AGRECOL
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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»09-181: Biopesticide/potato moth

• Project title: Development and distribution of the commercial prototype of a biopesticide based on virus JLZ9F, to control the presence of Tecia solanivora in the Ecuadorian Andes
• Project leader: Jovanny Suquillo, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE)
• Funding dates: 9/1/2009-8/31/2013

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Previously funded projects

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»01-1563: Andean tubers

• Project title: Strengthening the on-farm conservation and food security of Andean tubers in the fragile ecosystems of the southern Peruvian highlands
• Project leader: Ramiro Ortega, University of Cuzco/CRIBA
• Funding dates: Phase I: 3/1/1995-2/29/2000; Phase II: 12/1/2001-11/30/2005

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»05-112: Biodiversity and soil

• Project title: Biodiversity and soil conservation as a motor of development in the communities of Choppcas-Huancavelica, Peru
• Project leader: Maria Scurrah, Grupo Yanapai
• Funding dates: 5/1/2005-4/30/2009

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»05-112: Cover agriculture

• Project title: Cover agriculture in the highland Andes: A farmer-led research initiative
• Project leader: Max Ochoa, Manejo Comunitario de Recursos Naturales (MACRENA)
• Funding dates: 5/1/2005-4/30/2009

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»05-112: Green manures/legumes

• Project title: Integrating agronomic and health research for enhanced food production and diets in a highly marginalized Andean region
• Project leader: Humberto Beingolea, World Neighbors Bolivia
• Funding dates: 5/1/2005-4/30/2009

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»05-112: Lupin/quinoa

• Project title: Sustainable production systems to guarantee food security in impoverished communities in the province of Cotopaxi, Ecuador
• Project leader:Eduardo Peralta, Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP)
• Funding dates: 5/1/2005-4/30/2009

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»05-112: Native potato

• Project title: Improved production of native potatoes in the Andean highlands of Peru
• Project leader: Carlos de la Torre, Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)
• Funding dates: 5/1/2005-4/30/2008

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»05-112: Potato moth

• Project title: Biopesticide development and diffusion of potato moths: integrated management to strengthen food security in the Ecuadorian Andes
• Project leader: Carlos Soria, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE)
• Funding dates: 5/1/2005-4/30/2009

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»05-112: Seed systems

• Project title: Enabling seed systems: the biological foundation of food security in the Andes
• Project leader: Julio Beingolea, World Neighbors Ecuador
• Funding dates: 5/1/2005-4/30/2009

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»07-702: Nutrition support

• Project title: Nutrition support: Improved health through agriculture interventions: providing continued support to two CCRP projects in the Andes
• Project leader: Peter Berti, HealthBridge Canada
• Funding dates: 9/1/2007-8/31/2009

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»07-1209: Soil nutrient budgets

• Project title: Putting soil nutrient budgets into practice: Policy and extension education products based on research with smallholder farmers
• Project leader: Steven Vanek, Cornell University
• Funding dates: 2008-2009

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