National Agricultural Innovation

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The development objective of the National Agricultural Innovation System Support Project for Peru is to create the adequate conditions in the National Agricultural Innovation System (SNIA) in order to support the effectiveness of its member organizations in providing or developing improved agricultural technologies. The project has four components. The first component is strengthening capacity of National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA) to lead the SNIA through: (a) the establishment of SNIA's technical secretariat; and (b) the establishment of an innovation awards program within INIA to recognize excellence in agricultural innovation. The second component is consolidating the market for innovation services through: (a) the provision of support to beneficiaries for the carrying out of: (i) adaptive research subprojects, (ii) extension subprojects, and (iii) community seeds enterprise subprojects; and (b) the carrying out of awareness campaigns to promote the availability of the competitive funds described in (a) especially among women and indigenous population groups. The third component is strategic capacities in the SNIA to enhance the capacity of the system to produce and facilitate innovation, through: (a) the provision of support for the carrying out of: (i) strategic research subprojects, and (ii) capacity building subprojects; (b) the financing, on a competitive basis, of scholarships to eligible students for postgraduate studies and short term internships; and (c) the carrying out of awareness campaigns to promote participation in the subprojects. The fourth component is project implementation to strengthen the institutional and organizational capacity of INIA required for the successful implementation of project activities, including compliance with procurement, safeguards, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation requirements.