Mainstreaming of the Use and Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in Public Policies through Integrated Strategies and In situ Implementation in three Provinces in the Andean Highlands

Project Objective: to integrate the use and conservation ex situ and in situ of agro biodiversity in policies, farming systems and education and awareness programs of Ecuadorian highland provinces of Loja, Chimborazo, Pichincha and Imbabura with the aim of contributing to the sustainable management and resilience of agro-ecosystems in the Andean and other similar mountain dry-land regions.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Completed
Countries
Managing organisations
National Institute of Agricultural Research Ecuador (INIAP)
Heifer Foundation Ecuador
Implementing organisations
FAO
Project ID
4777
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 5
GEF Cofinancing
$6.596.235
GEF project grant
$1.250.000
Executing Agencies
National Institute of Agricultural Research Ecuador (INIAP); Heifer Foundation Ecuador