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Perú. Restoring land use through local water governance & technology in high Andes commaunities. Mr Theofilo Zamalloa. The Context. Community of Asmayacu Fragile high Andean ecosystem Government support to demand driven service delivery. The Problem - a farmer’s point of view.

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  1. Perú Restoring land use through local water governance & technology in high Andes commaunities Mr Theofilo Zamalloa

  2. The Context • Community of Asmayacu • Fragile high Andean ecosystem • Government support to demand driven service delivery

  3. The Problem- a farmer’s point of view • Natural resources degradation • Unavailable TA services • High production costs • Social, organizational and economic conflicts

  4. Proposed Solutions The setting • Transfer of official funds • Recognition of traditional irrigation governance Key mechanism • Local competition for excellence

  5. Land & Water GovernanceInnovation The innovation • Retrieve irrigation know-how of women Support traditional irrigation technique • Formalise traditional community organisations • Formalise traditional irrigation management organisations • Foster farmer-to-farmer technical assistance

  6. Project Implementation • Embedded in community governance reform • Clearly sequenced process • Validation by consensus • Self dissemination

  7. Results & impacts • Community wide adoption • Decrease of labour requirement • Production increase • Family income increase • Conflict reduction • Organizations strengthened • Natural resources respected

  8. Lessons Learned • Farmers can manage public funds • Technological change needs a supporting governance process • Farmers are ready to pay for effective services

  9. Conclusions • Understanding cultural setting of change • Transparency ensures acceptance and ownership of change • IFAD catalytic role acknowledged • Replication in project area & beyond

  10. MARENASS AND THE COMMUNITIES FARMERS

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