2022
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Named person(s)
Luis Mamani
Date photo taken
17 February 2022
Partner organization
Programa de Desarrollo Integral Interdisciplinario – PRODII (Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Development Program
Province/State
Norte de Potosi
Country of origin
Bolivia
Region
Latin America and Carribbean
Photo credit
MCC photo/Annalee Giesbrecht
Themes
Climate Change, Food
Description
Luis Mamani shows potato seeds during a visit to the community of Chiro Kasa by staff of MCC Bolivia and partner PRODII. Potatoes can be grown either from seeds harvested by a fruit that grows from the flowers on the part of the plant that grows above ground, or by directly planting parts of the potato (the root).
Personal/Project impact
"The first step is that we take the fruit of the potato. We pick it up from the lands and we get it from the nicest plants, and it has to be yellow. We smash it, wash it, and then we get those seeds. I’ve been doing it for around 30 years."
Project Summary
The current project with PRODII has the objective of contributing to a comprehensive management of the territory, reducing the adverse effects of climate change through adaptation and mitigation measures aimed at guaranteeing food security of the most vulnerable sectors of Indigenous rural farmers. Working with 189 families in the department of Potosí, Bolivia, the project promotes the practices of family irrigation systems, native seed recuperation and conservation, agroforestry systems, and the protection and implementation of hydro-ecological areas. This leads to improvement of food security and sustainable livelihoods with increased farming productivity, diversification of crops, and more continuous agricultural activities throughout the year, reducing seasonal migration and increased community investment of project participants.
Theme collections / Climate Change