Transfer of Technology
The
transfer of technology to rural farmers and small scale producer groups
is vital if they are to escape from poverty. By using
appropriate technology to process
crops locally, rather than selling them as raw materials,
farmers and rural communities can add value to their harvest and escape
from poverty without having to
leave their land. CRACYP assists with appropriate technology
design and
training.
Technology transfer
projects include the sugar cane
farming communities of CADO who are
benefiting from organic farming techniques and appropriate
technology
for distillation. Development
interns may be able to assist with appropriate technology
projects in the local communities.
CRACYP
has worked in
110 communities in
the
transfer of technology to farmers as part of the PROTTAR
project (transfer of
technology for agriculture and livestock and support for rural
agribusinesses). PROTTAR is a state funded
project organised
by CODEPMOC, the Council for the Development
of
the Montubio People of the Coast. The project aims to
strengthen
the identity
and development of the Montubio people who live in the coastal
provinces.
The project was intended to be for five years,
the Montubios
are currently waiting to hear if the State will fund the next phase.
Based
on extensive experience in the
transfer of appropriate technology in rural farming communities, CRACYP
was chosen by CODEPMOC to work in the Montubio communities of Los
Ríos
and the subtropical parts of Bolívar and Cotopaxi Provinces.
More than twenty agricultural technicians worked
under
CRACYP's direction with the Montubio farmers. The
project
focused on six key crops in this region: rice, maize,
cacao
(chocolate), sugar cane, plantain and cattle.
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Transfer
of Technology
Appropriate & Sustainable Technology for Rural Development in
Ecuador
Technology design and training for rural farming communities to add
value through crop processing. PROTTAR - transfer of technology for
agriculture & livestock & support for rural
agribusinesses in the Montubio community
