PY PRODERS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development

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The Paraguay Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Project aims to improve the quality of life of small-holder farming community and indigenous communities in the project areas in San Pedro and Caaguazu departments in a sustainable manner, by supporting actions that will: (a) strengthen community organization and self-governance; (b) improve natural resources management; and (c) enhance the socio-economic condition of the target population, and (d) address animal health issues in the project areas. The project has the following main components: (i) Community Organization Development and Capacity Building to organize beneficiaries to participate actively in local decision-making structures; and to prepare project, staff for the implementation of the project technical strategy. (ii) Rural Extension and Adaptive Research that aims to assist small-holder farmers, community groups and indigenous communities to shift from existing non-sustainable agricultural practices to sustainable livelihood strategies which enhance natural resources management and reduce rural poverty. (iii) Sustainable Rural Development Fund that will finance demand-driven investments identified in the context of the Micro-catchment Development Plans (MDP) and the Indigenous Community Development Plans (ICDP) which are based on a participatory local-level diagnostic and planning process supported under the Rural Extension sub-component. (iv) Animal Health Improvement to assist Paraguay to initiate animal health improvement measures and to contribute to the regional strategy for animal health management. (v) Project Management, and M&E that aims to put in place a functional and effective project management team.