A total of 51 families from six peasant communities in the district of Cuyocuyo, in Puno, benefited from the compensation granted by the Ministry of the Environment (Minam), for a value of S/ 22,000, in recognition of their work in recovering 22 cultivars of potato, oca, olluco and añu (mashua), which were in danger of disappearing.
The handover ceremony took place this morning in a virtual event that included the participation of the Minister of the Environment, Rubén Ramírez, who stated that the farmers of said district are "preserving food security, through the planting and harvesting of endangered varieties and breeds of potato, mashua, oca, among others.".
He also said that this is "a well-deserved incentive, through the Reward for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services (Resca) program, which rewards these practices that are being replicated in other areas such as Huancavelica, Cusco and Apurímac.".
In his message delivered virtually, he highlighted the State's efforts to support the work of conservationist farming families. "This is an effort that the Peruvian State has been making through the Ministry of the Environment (Minam) and the Ministry of Agriculture (Midagri). It is a well-deserved recognition, focused on the well-being of the people. A national and international example of the preservation of agricultural species," he emphasized.
The Ministry of the Environment (Minam), in collaboration with Bioversity International, is promoting the Payment for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services (ReSCA) mechanism, an initiative that seeks to generate agreements for the conservation and sustainable use of native crops at high risk of disappearing in the country. This year, payments of approximately S/ 190,000 are planned for the aforementioned regions.
Source: ANDINA
