SUCO-Solidarité Union Coopération

Published purpose

The aim of the project is to improve the economic conditions and prospects of young farmers, including women in rural and peri-urban communities in nine provinces in the Ancash and Lima regions of Peru. The project provides technical training on sustainable agriculture, animal production and entrepreneurship development. Additional technical guidance helps foster access to key players in commercializing the young farmers’ products. To this end, the project aims to diversify productive agricultural systems and make them more effective, making it possible for farmers to earn an income from their production. It benefits 2,000 young farmers (of which 800 women). Additionally, it is expected that 10,000 people see their living conditions improved thanks to an increase in family income. Eight technical farming education centres and technological institutes offer the training program. Twenty-four (24) business initiatives and 12 strengthened agricultural value chains help stimulate the economy in the two target regions. This project is implemented through a partnership between the Peruvian Ministry of Education and Agriculture and two local non-governmental organizations, the ALLPA Association (Ancash) and the Institutito de Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente.