Ecuador: small farmers visit sustainable production

In previous weeks, the producers had made two field trips to rice and corn demonstration plots to test organic farming methods. All these activities are part of the advocacy component of Siembra Desarrollo.

Ecuador: Rimisp presented Strategy for Community Tourism Development

As part of the inter-institutional cooperation agreement between Rimisp and the Prefecture of Pichincha, for the implementation of the Capacity Building for Tourism Resilience Project, our office in Ecuador elaborated and presented the Strategy for the Promotion and Development of Community Tourism in this province of the Ecuadorian highlands.

Rimisp organizes 1st virtual meeting of the project “Identification, sensitization and advocacy for the consolidation of ARD in Peru”.

With the objective of exchanging international experiences with the government team in Peru, Rimisp – Centro Latinoamericano para el Desarrollo Rural held the 1st meeting of the project that it carries out with the support of GIZ Peru. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the contribution that has been made in the process of sustainability of the Regional Development Agencies (ARD) in Peru, from different perspectives.

Rimisp participates in the discussion held for the 60th anniversary of Indap in Chile.

A photobook, a short film and a discussion were the activities carried out as part of the 60th anniversary of the Institute for Agricultural Development (Indap) in Chile. The event was led by the Undersecretary of Agriculture, José Guajardo Reyes, and summarized the milestones of the institution’s work in the world of agriculture from its creation in 1962 to the present.

Stories of change: collective action to support family farming in Colombia

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit smallholder farmers, especially women, hard in Latin America. RIMISP (Latin American Center for Rural Development) has conducted participatory research to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 for smallholder farmers in the department of Huila, Colombia. The team has worked closely with the Secretary of Agriculture and Mining of the Governor’s Office of Huila to create a Rural Dialogue Group to promote discussion of project findings with local stakeholders. These discussions are now helping to shape the local government agenda around these issues. The research team is also strengthening the capacity of small producer organizations to provide them with better access to public programs.