Community resilience to climate change in Ecuador: food security and gender
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Objective:
Identify the climate, food insecurity and gender inequality threats to which they must adapt; a vulnerability analysis defines the set of measures to be implemented.
Project Data:
NbS Data:
Country:
Ecuador
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IICA Code:
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Amount:
Finalized
State:
2011
Start year:
2018
End year:
Yes
NbS application:
How has IICA integrated NBS into its projects?
Through direct practices in water reduction and utilization in cultivation processes, primarily for rice. Adaptation and mitigation processes in food production processes. Strengthening productive human talent.
What lessons learned can you share about collaborating with farmers to implement NBS?
Project ownership, integrating economic and management counterparts. Encourage the adaptation of new, evidence-based technologies that demonstrate verifiable results. Active and collective participation as a working group or association, where the common good prevails. Strengthen organizational systems and generate new agricultural practices.
What examples of NBS innovation can you share from your experience at IICA?
Optimization of irrigation water. Incorporation of new cultivation techniques, such as SRI, SICA, among others. Incorporation of quality management systems: GMP, GPP, BPA, and GLOBAL GAP.
How are you promoting NBS education and training among farmers?
Innovation bootcamp for producers and officials of the GADs. Field schools.
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