The programme on the economic inclusion and sustainable development of Andean grain producers in rural areas of extreme poverty in Ayacucho and Puno is a partnership between the ILO, FAO and UNESCO.
The project Economic Inclusion and Sustainable Development of Andean Grain Producers in Ayacucho and Puno aims to improve farmers and quinoa producers’ employment and incomes. Ensuring gender equality, respect for economic and social rights, and rights at work are key to the success of the programme. In Puno, for example, the project has contributed to the development of a pilot organic quinoa production model involving a chain of small producers associated with a cooperative.
The programme is a good initiative to ensure direct sale from producer to final consumer, for export or the national market, as it provides what we always wanted: a greater return on our product and sources of direct income for producers, ensuring that not only large companies see major earnings. It is a pilot from which we will learn, and we will continue with organic certification."
Candy Condori Mamani, President of the Capro Seeds cooperative
Since the programme started in 2015 it has benefited 2,573 people (1,339 men and 1,234 women) and has certified 42 trainers and workers in value chains, cooperatives, financial education, and other issues such as the prevention of family violence and food security. The programme has trained more than 1,200 quinoa producers in Puno and Ayacucho and is directly associated with the attainment of several Sustainable Development Goals.
