Peasant Enterprise Zones Development Project

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The objective of the Peasant Enterprise Zones for Peace Project is to develop a replicable methodology for the establishment and operation of a Peasant Enterprise Zone (Zona de Reserve Campesino) for areas of colonization affected by violence and illicit activities and of prototype actions to protect rainforest reserves and nearby indigenous territories. The project includes three components: (i) a Project Management Unit (PMG) will be set-up in the Interamerican Institute for Agricultural Cooperation (IICA), which will be responsible for overall project coordination, monitoring, and administration; (ii) Peasant Enterprise Zone Development, which will include participatory planing and implementation of land titling efforts, agricultural production activities, and environmental protection initiatives, and local capacity building for community and economic development; and (iii) an Evaluation and Strategic Design of Follow-on Action, which would enable Government of Colombia to apply the concept of peasant enterprise zones on a wider scale based on sound economic, social, and environmental criteria.