P4P/WFP/IICA Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Diego Montenegro E. Director of Management and Regional Integration P4P Annual Consultation Meeting Rome

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AGRO FOOD SYSTEM AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRIFOOD CHAINS NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MARKET RURAL TERRITORIES NON- AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES RURAL SYSTEM SYSTEMIC CONCEPT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LIFE …beyond the strictly sectoral…

DESIGN OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION STRATEGIES IICA – REGIONAL AND COUNTRY COOPERATION STRATEGIES SP ( ) and MTP ( ) IICA NATIONAL AND PARTNER PRIORITIES (Consultation and requests) State Policies for Agrifood Sector and Rural Development IICA CAPACITIES (SWOT) 1. Innovation for productivity and competitiveness 2. Agricultural health and food safety 3. Agribusiness and Commercialization 4. Agriculture, Territories and rural well-being 5. Agriculture, natural resource management and climate change 6. 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 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 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.

Recommendations 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

Recommendations 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 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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