Sustainable Minor Livestock Breeding for food security and income raising of rural families

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1 Learning Territory Sustainable Minor Livestock Breeding for food security and income raising of rural families Learning Territory - Innovations in Breeding and Reproductive Management of Cavies Cajabamba, Cajamarca Department, Peru

2 Context Cajabamba is a province located in the Northern Sierra of Peru, in the Cajamarca region, in a territory that extends between 2000 and 3000 meters above sea level, with a high climatic variety between its different ecosystems. The province comprises 4 districts: Condebamba, Cajabamba, Sitacocha and Cachachi. It is an area with a predominantly rural population (78%), and predominantly small family property (less than ten hectares per agricultural unit). Peru, Cajamarca Department, Cajabamba Territory Tumbes Piura Cajabamba La Libertad Amazonas Cajamarca San Martin Loreto Ancash Huanuco Cerro de Pasco Junin Lima Ucayali Madre de Dios Huancavelica Cuzco Apurimac Ica Ayacucro Arequipa Puno Lago Titicaca Moquegua Tacna 2

3 Presentation Cavies breeding has achieved important technological and productive development that has been driven by the sustained growth of cavies demand in Peru s internal and external food market. In Cajabamba, for approximately a decade, with main support provided by the NGO CEDEPAS Norte, the Regional Government, Local Governments, INIA (National Institute for Agricultural Innovation) and IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), small rural farmers have established an important process of learning and innovations in the breeding of cavies aimed at its technification and the application of good practices in health and reproduction management, that have improved the productivity of the rural breeders. This technology has meant the evolution of traditional diet in rural areas towards a more equilibrated nutrition, some competitive advantages with impacts on household food security and new sustainbale forms of income generation, sufficient to cover farmers and their families basic needs, while taking advantage of new market opportunities offered by the breeding of cavies in the Andean region. Since 2010, more than 200 rural families have gathered and formed associations to increase the production of cavies, passing in 2015 from 9,000 to 53,000 cavies raised and strengthening its presence in the regional and national markets of Cajamarca, Jaen, Trujillo and Lima. If we consider the value of each cavy, which is equal to approximately 20 Peruvian Nuevos Soles per unit (6 USD), the growth in net income in the territory has raised from 56,000 USD to 330,000 USD per year. In addition, a territorial business network has been set up called Cavies Driving Group, made up of the 4 local governments of Cajabamba, state institutions, NGOs, international cooperation agencies, and local producers organizations, which share the common objective of strengthening and providing an institutional framework for the cavies value chain in Cajabamba. The Local Champions who lead the Learning Territory: innovations in breeding and reproductive Management of the Cuy, bring together the experiences and innovations in breeding cavies necessary to improve productive quality, access new markets, incorporate technology and strengthen associative production. 100 small breeders share their experiences in the Learning Territory 10 Local Champions empowered their capacities and participated as peer-to-peer trainers in Learning Territories implemented sessions 3 entrepreneurial associations with more than 200 active members Good Parctices in reproduction management, biosecurity, feeding, slaughtering and sale 3

4 Solutions Innovations Breeding Management and Slaughtering Practices Design and install cavies breeding sheds according to technical and climatic characteristics and conditions, appropriate to the territory. Apply good practices of biosecurity and animal health, considering the climatic, sanitary and logistic exigencies inside the shed for the breeding of cavies. Carry out the food management of cavies, considering the productive stage and the availability of a correct diet resources in the territory. Know and apply the cavies slaughtering process, taking into account food safety and market demands. Number of breeding sheds: 200 Number of cavies: 2,000 per shed on average Reproductors: per shed on average Markets: Regional and National Cavies Reproduction Management Identify and select the breeds of the cavies taking into account the productive and reproductive parameters and the conformation of each breed. Select cavies by sex and productive characteristics considering the criteria of quality and breeding. Carry out the proper nutrition and the new born diet according to the stages of growth. Know and adopt coupling and breeds management considering genetic criteria and market demand. Implement blood refresher practices according to breeds and productive parameters. Breeds Management: Inti, Perú, Andean and Interracial breeds Reproduction Management with improved results in uniformity and prolificacy Higher yields in meat and shell according to market demand 4

5 Impact Market access progress performed by Cajabamba cavies breeders Years Markets Product 2005 to 2009 Local market: Jaén Slaughtering 2006 to 2011 Megabisnes Company (export to USA) Slaughtering 2008 to 2012 Mochica sport Company (export to Spain) Slaughtering 2011 to 2016 Regional market: Jaén, Trujillo; Lima national market Slaughtering 2013 to 2016 National market: Lima, Trujillo, Jaén, La libertad-huamachuco Slaughtering 2007 to 2010 Local market Reproduction 2008 to 2012 National market: Ancash, Cusco, Lima, La Libertad, Amazon Reproduction 2010 Regional market: Cajabamba, Cajamarca-Baños del Inca Reproduction 2011 to 2012 Provincial market: Celendín, Cajamarca Reproduction 2013 to 2014 Provincial market: Huamachuco Reproduction 2014 to 2016 Regional: Jaén, Huamachuco, Cajamarca, Trujillo, Amazon Reproduction Specialized markets for cavies reproductors Years Markets Products 2005 to 2010 Local market Reproduction 2010 Provincial market: Santiago de Chuco Reproduction 2013 National market: La molina, Puno Reproduction 2014 to 2015 Regional and national market: Trujillo, Piura; export to Ecuador Reproduction 2016 Cajamarca regional market: Bambamarca, Cutervo La Libertad regional market: Santiago de Chuco Reproduction Last 10 years monthly income range raising for Cajabamba cavies breeders Years Producer Income Range 2005 to to 150 USD 2007 to to 210 USD 2009 to to 360 USD 2012 to to 600 USD 2014 to to 900 USD *Condebamba Valley Years Producer Income Range 2007 to to 90 USD 2010 to to 150 USD 2011 to to 240 USD 2013 to to 390 USD 2015 to to 550 USD **Condebamba Plateau 5

6 LEGEND Actions implemented Institutions involved Capacities Empowered Which capacities can be developed Participation at agrifood fairs and expo Entrepreneurial networks establishment Access to local and regional markets Sheds competition CEDEPAS Norte NGO CREDICADENAS (Microcredit cooperative) COPAC Sales sand marketing skills Fairs and Expo participation Implementation of a breeding infrastructure Start-up of the Cavies Driving Group Business plans funding IFAD-Gov Project Sierra Norte Cavies Driving Group Breeding Management and biosecurity First organizations of cavies breeders: RED PROCUYCO and APROCUYCO Local Governments Breeding conditions evaluation Cavies breeding technification Sector Association Development Agrifood fairs and expo multiplication in Cajabamba Peruvian Employement Fund INIA (National Institute for Agricultural Innovation) Coupling and reproduction management Health Management Sheds Management and Feeding Genetic improvement Jaen markets access IFAD-Gov Project Sierra Norte Cavies Driving Group SOCODEVI CEDEPAS NGO Pastures settling Deseases prevention Slaughtering practices Administration and accounting 6

7 Empowerment being trained by the Local Champions? IFAD-Gov Project Sierra Norte Cavies Driving Group SOCODEVI CEDEPAS Cavies National Congress IFAD-Gov Rural Development Project Sierra Norte Cavies Driving Group SOCODEVI (Financial Institution) CEDEPAS NGO IFAD-Gov Rural Development Project Sierra Norte Cavies Driving Group SOCODEVI (Financial Institution) CEDEPAS NGO Cavies National Congrees Cavies Driving Group SOCODEVI (Financial Institution) CEDEPAS NGO 7

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9 Empowerment How a Territory can develop into a Cavies Breeding Empowered System? COOPAC NSR (Financial Institution) INIA (Tech, Ass.) JAEN Restaurants MIDDLEMEN Forage Reproduction Growth Sales COPREDESCUY SOCODEVI (Seeds Funding) LOCAL GOV. (Tech. Ass.) AGRIFOOD Agency (Tech. Ass.) SENASA (Health Gov. Agency) MIDDLEMEN CEDEPAS NORTE (Tech. Ass.) Transformation Slaughtering Learning Process How good practices are learned and experienced in the Learning Territory? The Learning Territory brings together the practical experiences, real trial and errors based knowledge, successes and failures of cavies breeders who have organized their learning and good practices in 12 continuous days of training and capacities empowerment activities that allow the participants: 1. Exchange on field their experiences and learn on a peer-to-peer dynamic from the practical knowledge of the Cajabamba cavies breeders. 2. Carry out the analysis of the solutions developed in Cajabamba to the problems of the breeding and reproductive management of cavies. 3. Perform productive and reproductive management practices of cavies with the permanent accompaniment of Local Champions. 4. Elaborate plans of breeding and business improvement, in the critical areas of development of their productive enterprises. 9

10 Outcomes Which results are expected from the participation in a Learning Territory complete session? From the interaction with the successful producers of cavies of Cajabamba, the participants will be able to reinforce their capacities and competences to: Start the breeding of cavies applying good practices in the design and installation of productive infrastructure Implement good practices of food, sanitation and reduction of sanitary risks in production Apply good breeding practices, breeding and genetic selection of cavies by breeds and ecotypes Develop and strengthen entrepreneurial breeding of cavies by applying business rules for the administration, investment and associative management of their productive enterprises Develop good practices of negotiation and commercialization of cavies in local, regional and national markets 10

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12 Learning Territories - A local knowledge-based initiative for training and capacities empowerment led by Local Champions Learning Territories is an initiative that promotes sustainable development of local capacities to promote the scaling-up of innovations from the knowledge management of producers, families, communities and rural associations. Territories are fostered by PROCASUR Corporation, with support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Ford Foundation. They are seeking to value knowledge and good practices assets owned by Local Champions: men and women who have implemented innovative and successful solutions in different areas of rural development. From the identification of rural territories rich in knowledge assets, the program invests in pedagogically promoting and organizing lessons learned from Local Champions, building training proposals deeply rooted in the field with useful solutions for other public and private rural development investment operators. Thus, this innovative local knowledge-based management model, provides continuous training, ran by its own Local Champions, under peer learning methodologies, focusing on knowledge transfer, experiences exchange and theoretical and practical learning with strong emphasis on concrete real and viable applicability. Dirección: Heriberto Covarrubias 21 Oficina 705 Ñuñoa Santiago de Chile Casilla: Chile Teléfono: procasur@procasur.org Dirección: 3rd White Gate on the Right, General Mathenge Lane, Off General Mathenge Drive, Nairobi P.O. Box Kenia Teléfono: (0) africa@procasur.org Dirección: 209/34 Moo 10, Chiang Mai Hang Dong Road. T. Padad, A. Muang Chiang Mai 50100, Tailandia Teléfono: (+66) , (+66) ahalpern@procasur.org