Scaling up local rural innovations in the Andes : an alternative to reduce poverty
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2012
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IFAD, Rome, IT
Abstract
Local rural innovations are adapted to the realities of specific contexts and can generate direct and almost immediate effects in terms of the availability of food produced and consumed by families. They also have mid-term effects, such as generating income that results in greater access to food diversity, and reducing vulnerability to unforeseen events. The report suggests ways of scaling up processes for implementation of rural innovation in the Andes region. Local rural innovations are effective ways and practices to solve some of the problems that families face in Andean rural locations.
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This summary is the first of a series of three documents that encompass research findings of the Scaling Up Rural Innovations Program, a joint IFAD – IDRC initiative. Contact: alvaro.paz27@gmail.com. More information about the research supported by the Program can be found in www.escalandoinnovacionesrurales.com.
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Escalando innovaciones rurales locales en los Andes : una alternativa para reducir la pobreza
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Escalando innovaciones rurales locales en los Andes : una alternativa para reducir la pobreza
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ANDES, RURAL ECONOMY, SCALING UP, RURAL INNOVATIONS, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS, APPROPRIATE INNOVATION, LOCAL LEVEL, PERU, SOUTH AMERICA