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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA Established in 1902

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA Established in 1902. “WE WANT TO CULTIVATE MIND AND LAND” IUC PARTNER UNIVERSITY. Pulgar Vidal, 1940. Megadiversity : Peru may harbour the richest diversity on Earth with 84 of 103 life zones ( Holdridge ) Vavilov Center of Diversity

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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA Established in 1902

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  1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIALA MOLINAEstablished in 1902 “WE WANT TO CULTIVATE MIND AND LAND” IUC PARTNER UNIVERSITY

  2. Pulgar Vidal, 1940 Megadiversity: Peru may harbour the richest diversity on Earth with 84 of 103 life zones (Holdridge) Vavilov Center of Diversity Independent origin of agriculture

  3. Smallholders, family farming Rural population: 24.1% (2007 Census), 40% (independent analysis) Over 90% of farms Keepers of biodiversity and basis of Peruvian culture Over 70% of food consumed in Peru Essentially poor INEI, 2009

  4. Academic overall objective • Develop, increase, consolidate and internationalize UNALM’s academic capacity in research, education, knowledge transfer and innovation in sustainable management of agro-ecosystems to generate leadership in the Peruvian rural sector by maximizing the institutional impact

  5. Developmental overall objective • Improving the food security, the local income, the stability and competitiveness of the agro-ecosystems and thus the overall livelihood situation of the local population through identification and remediation of key agronomic, socioeconomic and environmental constraints of small scale family based agriculture in Peru.

  6. 200 - hectare University campus

  7. UNALM: Student body

  8. UNALM: Faculty members Total professors: 345 ± 15 % with PhD ± 150 ‘visiting’ staff

  9. IUC Programme La Molina CLUSTER 1: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS CLUSTER 2: EDUCATION CLUSTER 3: INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING AND INFRAESTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT P1: Farming systems research P2: Value chains P3: Agrarian innovation and management of participatory knowledge systems P4: Innovative educational strategies and pedagogic models for MSc and PhD curriculum development in sustainable management of agro-ecosystems P5:Library, ICT, Language Center P6: IRDs P7: Institutional capacity building

  10. PROJECT 1Farming Systems Research To develop a generic methodology in farming systems to optimize input-output relations and sustainability while minimizing poverty in coast, highland and jungle of Peru • Agroforestry • Horticulture • Watershed management • Alpaca breeding and range land management • Mixed farming systems • Parasithology of Andean cammelids • Guinea pig breeding and nutrition

  11. PROJECT 2Value chains: valorisation of crops and plant materials To generate a model of research and outreach for the valorisation of plant genetic resources native to Peru in order to improve livelihoods and promote sustainable businesses for smallholders in the major agro-ecological zones of the country (Arid coast, Andean highlands, Amazon rainforest) • Dry forest by-products, Sapote gum • Capsicum • Native grains • Transversal value chain economics project

  12. PROJECT 3: Agrarian innovation and management of participatory knowledge systems Generate a model of participatory knowledge and capacities to increase innovation and resilience of small producers’ communities within a context of climate change and food insecurity • Mixed farming systems • Alpaca breeding and range land management

  13. PROJECT 4 Education Develop innovative educational strategies and pedagogic models for sustainable management of agroecosystems, including improved MSc and PhD programmes • Integrate ICT in education • Promote research based education • Develop education at the IRDs • Organise extension services at the IRDs, parasithology, fertilisation advice, animal nutrition, ... • Managed by the Education Innovation Centre

  14. PROJECT 5: Strengthening capacities in ICT, Library and Language Centre Increase and improve the use of information technologies, libraries and language centre within research and educational programs assessment of successful educational and innovative teaching-learning models • Ensure a network that fully supports a first class university through new technologies. • Train key researchers in ICT, Library and language centre management and networking

  15. PROJECT 5: Strengthening capacities in ICT, Library and Language Centre Increase and improve the use of information technologies, libraries and language centre within research and educational programs assessment of successful educational and innovative teaching-learning models • Ensure a network that fully supports a first class university through new technologies. • Train key researchers in ICT. Library and language centre management and networking • ICT & Library council

  16. PROJECT 6: Capacity building and infrastructure development of Regional Development Centres (IRDs) Develop the IRDs to become key actors in regional development through research, education and extension • Upgrade extension abilities trough training and pilot projects at IRDs facilities • Promote research activities on sustainable agriculture trough pilot projects • Improve undergraduate and graduate courses using IRD facilities

  17. Regional development centers PROJECT 6: Capacity building and infrastructure development of Regional Development Centres (IRDs)

  18. PROJECT 7: Institutional change and logistic project support To improve UNALM’s management capacity, leadership and governance and to provide institutional and logistic support to the different projects • Logistic support to IUC-projects; filling the gaps • Professionalise the administration • Organise research coordination • Promotion and publication friendly environment • Flexible system for program evaluation and innovation • Policies for innovation for the rural sector • Quality assurance systems and accreditation

  19. Additional projects: VLIR-UOS • NSS UAV • CTG school project, ICT in primary schools of Colpar-Aramachay (30 PCs) • CTG school project, ICT in 15 schools in Amazon & Andes (180 PCs) • Next generation library: towards an Open Learning Centre • NSS Statistical research planning I • NSS Statistical research planning II • INCO-education

  20. UNALM/Pe government counterpart investments • IRD Yanamuclorehabilitation: 100 000 $ • New library: 500 000 $ • ICT: 200 000 $ • Operationalbudgetsfor UNALM administration • EIC: 50 000 $ / y • ICT-office: 50 000 $ / y

  21. Results and lessons learned • UNALM • UNALM is considered as a strongpartnerfor IUC-developments • IUC-programisontrack, y 5 at theend of Phaze I • IUC-PSU fulyoperational • Positive mid-termevaluation • UNAML iscommittedtoconsolidadehis position as leading actor in sustainable natural resourcemanagement • Peru • Proficiency of Englishis a problem in Peruvianuniversities • Poormanagerialtradition • Poorquality of educationalsystems, firstphaze of accreditation • Relativelylimitedinterest in research and PhDstudies missing incentives • Low salaries of academicstaff  additionaljobs • New UniversityLaw

  22. Thank you

  23. Country strategy proposal for Peru • Focus on ‘Sustainable management of agro-ecosystems to alleviate food insecurity in poor, rural area’s of Peru’ • Top-priority for the Peruvian government • Focus on well-defined and relevant objectives • Based on existing and operational networks • UNALM relations with local universities, NGO’s (FABEB) and Local Research Institutes • Partially elaborated in the running IUC and using excellent contacts of UNALM staff • PRODERN II (BTC): 13 000 000 euro voor 6 jaar! • “Programa de Desarrollo Economico Sostenible y Gestion Estratégica de los Recursos Naturales en Apurimac, Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Junín y Pasco” • Possible partners • Universidad Nacional del Centro in Huancayo • Universidad Alcides Carrion from Cerro de Pasco • Universidad Nacional Amazonia Peruana and Universidad Nacional de San Martin in the Amazon Basin • Universidad de Cajamarca • Universidad de Piura • Universidad de Ica • Universidad de Lambayeque • Universidad de Cusco • Regional Development Centers of UNALM in Costa, Sierra and Selva • Elaborated and form the seed of a possible Strategic Network for food insecurity and poverty alleviation

  24. Country strategy proposal for Peru • Crosscutting Educational Program around a focused topic ‘Sustainable management of agro-ecosystems to alleviate food insecurity in poor, rural area’s of Peru’ • Establish/institutionalize a network of interested and engaged Local Universities/UNALM • Focus efforts on research integration (confronting students with research, involving students in research) • Develop common courses and lecture notes • Design ‘blended learning’ strategies to support multi-campus education • Elaborate and install systems to promote quality culture • Develop nation wide educational models that foster synergies • Small research projects (type S-initiative, TEAM) on focused topics with limited amount of partners (5-6 projects / y) linked to education/experimental set-ups • Watershed management, Irrigation, Primary production, Soil salinity, Pollution, Export, ... • Milk production, animal nutrition, pasture/range management, milk quality, ... • Agroforestry, soil degradation, erosion, legal/illegal coca production, ... • ... • Nation wide educational program: 2017 – 2021? • Management issues • Central  decentralized follow-up and management • IUC-PSU at UNALM in Lima

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