2022
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Named person(s)
Richard Ignacio
Date photo taken
16 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
Food, Climate Change
Description
Richard Ignacio has lived in the high mountains his whole life with his extended family, including his father and his wife and child, and are now participants of a sustainable agriculture project with MCC partner PRODII. Like others in the region, Richard and his family are experiencing the effects of climate change.
Personal/Project impact
"It's getting warmer, but also there’s hail. If the hail hits the potato plants, it will flatten everything. And the frosts—these days the frosts don’t come when they’re supposed to. Last year there weren’t potatoes here, there weren't any potatoes. Everything was ruined by frost."
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.