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P4P/WFP/IICA

P4P/WFP/IICA. Diego Montenegro E. Director of Management and Regional Integration P4P Annual Consultation Meeting Rome. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. ¿ HOW DOES IICA WORK?. STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2020. INTER-AMERICAN BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

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P4P/WFP/IICA

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

  2. ¿HOW DOES IICA WORK? STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2020 INTER-AMERICAN BOARD OF AGRICULTURE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEDIUM TERM PLAN 2010-2014 GENERAL DIRECTORATE TECHNICAL COOPERATION STRATEGIES 2010-2014 (H,R,C) TECHNICAL COOPERATION CORPORATE SERVICES OPERATIONS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROJECTS 2010-2014 (H,R,C) IICA OFFICES IN THE COUNTRIES

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

  4. DESIGN OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION STRATEGIES Continuousreviewandupdating 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

  5. P4P Results 2009 - 2012 • 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.

  6. P4P Results 2009 -2012 • 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.

  7. Recommendations • Continuationof jointeffortsonthemessuch as: technologicalinnovation, food safety, postharvesthandling, 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

  8. Recommendations • Improvement of the capacity of producerstodevelopsustainableproductionsystemsincludingincorporation of technologies of minimum and zerotillage • Reduction and management of riskfor smallproducers in the region • Developmentof alternative regional marketsto the WFP togivesustainabilityto the efforts of the programme • Strengthening of the technicalcapacityof serviceproviders (public and private) to transfer innovationtosmallproducers • Analysis of the possibilitytobetterunderstandseedhandling and potentialpostharvestlosses of smallproducers in theregion (FAO).

  9. 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

  10. THANK YOU www.iica.int diego.montenegro@iica.int

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