Second Encounter of Small Farm Communities in the Dry Forest of the Piura Region
“Small farm communities as stakeholders in regional development”

Non-Governmental Organizations Grassroots Organizations

SOUTHERN ZONE

LA ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES DE CAMÉLIDOS ANDINOS DEL DISTRITO DE CONDURIRI
The Association of Camelid Producers of the District of Conduriri (Asociación de Productores de Camélidos Andinos del Distrito de Conduriri) was legally registered in Public Records in Puno on June 28, 2002. It was initially established by 120 families from six areas where the members are represented by special committees. Its goal is the integral development of people in the dry, high-mountain area known as the puna, through the production and sale of livestock.
Address: El Collao, Puno
President: Gerardo Ventura

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ASPU
The Pacquocha Unkhuña Association (Asociación Pacqocha Unkhuña) is a group representing four communities, under the responsibility of community leadership boards and the mandate of agreements by and among the members' communities. The communities are grassroots organizations that have inherited the wisdom of the ancestral culture of our country's Andean peoples, and therefore maintain their customs and the desire to safeguard and protect their resources so that this generation and future generations can benefit. These organizations maintain close bonds of solidarity among their families.
President: Martín Quispe Jancco,
Comunidades Campesinas de Q'eros, Japu, Pacchanta, Mahuayani
APV Tambillo C-13 Cusco Perú. Cel: 84 - 975 1567

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NORTHERN ZONE

Association for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Morante - ACBIODESA
ACBIODESA is an association formed by the residents of El Morante, organized in communal agricultural service businesses, in the small farm community of San Juan Bautista de Catacaos, legally established and registered in Record No. 11006897 in Public Records of Piura. The organization's goal is to improve its members' living conditions through technically improved management of small livestock, and conservation and appropriate use of dry forest resources. It has worked with Heifer Peru for four years, providing opportunities to improve the families' diet and increase their income.
Address: EL MORANTE – CATACAOS
President: Sr. Ermitaño Yahuana
Email: acbiodesa@peru.com

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CURY LAGARTO
The small farm community of Cury - Lagarto, Las Lomas, is an organization of small farmers that is legally established and has the unrestricted right to enter into contracts with third parties for the use, safeguarding and maintenance of its natural resources and the ecology of the area, goals that are expressly established in the General Law for Small Farm Communities No. 24565 and its associated regulations. The community owns 5,470 hectares and 3,300 square meters of land, authorized through Directorial Resolution No. 0175-87-AG-DL-II-PRE-PIURA, with property title No. 30615, registered March 7, 1997, in record No. 16483 of the real estate registry in Public Records in Sullana.
The community is made up of 97 families in three villages: Lagartos, Cury and Tamarindo or Lower Lagarto.
President: Maximiliano Mendoza Marigorda.
Address: Distrito de Las Lomas - Provincia de Piura.

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SMALL FARM COMMUNITY OF JOSE IGNACIO TAVARA - COM UNIDAD CAMPESINA JOSE IGNACIO TAVARA
The small farm community of José Ignacio Távara Pasapera was founded in 1985 as a result of a long battle by small farmers to defend their land, natural resources, environment and common social, cultural and historical bonds as communal heritage. About 22,000 people live in the community, with an average of five or six people per family.
The community currently has 52,269.13 hectares of titled land. It has received support and assistance over the years from organizations such as CIPCA and FRADEPT, the municipal government of Morropón, the small farming community of Catacaos, and St. Joseph the Worker Church in Chulucanas. These groups have helped the community in various ways to become legally established and set up a management structure.
President. Luis Alberto Espinoza Girón.
Address: Caserio Km 41. Chulucanas - Piura

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LA MENTA
The small farm community of La Menta is an organization of small farmers that is legally established and has the unrestricted right to enter into contracts with third parties for the use, safeguarding and maintenance of its natural resources and the ecology of the area, which are goals expressly established in the General Law for Small Farming Communities No. 24565 and its associated regulations.
The community consists of 228 community members in seven localities: Upper Menta, Central Menta, Lower Menta, Higuería, Tejitas, Hualtacal and Pariamarca.
The small farm community of La Menta has made arrangements for health infrastructure projects (a small clinic) with the NGO Plan International, is part of the rural electrification program of the Peru-Ecuador Bi-National Project through Phase III of the Ayabaca Project, and has prepared a community development plan with the district government of Las Lomas.
President: Luis Umbo Berru.
Address: Comunidad Campesina La Menta, La Menta Centro s/n. Las Lomas

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Community Development Boards of Lancones (NÚCLEO DE JUVEDS LANCONES)
The Joint Community Development Boards of Lancones (Núcleo de Juntas Vecinales de Desarrollo, JUVEDs Lancones) is a consensus-based non-profit organization created by the community development boards of the villages of Encuentro de Pilares, Papayo de Encuentro, Jaguay Negro, Cabrería and Montecillo. It is legally registered with the Fronteriza de Lancones District Government through Resolution No. 136-2004/MDFL to implement the project of "Conservation and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the Dry Forest for the Development of the District of Lancones," which is part of the "Project of Development and Conservation of the Dry Forest in the Peru-Ecuador Border Area."
The organization engages in promotional activities and provides training and guidance to its members for the economic, productive and social development of the community, working in conjunction with the district government of Lancones.
President: Rafael Morales Ordinola
Address: Calle los Apóstoles s/n Urb. Nuevo Lancones

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COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF PAMPA LARGA (COMITÉ DE COORDINACIÓN DE PAMPA LARGA)
The Coordinating Committee of Pampa Larga is a non-profit organization founded April 11, 2004, and registered in Public Records in Piura with record No. 11025285. It is headquartered in the village of La Puerta, in the small farming community of Pampa Larga, in the district of Suyo. It consists of 79 families from the villages of La Monja, Valdivia, La Puerta and Canoas, and is in the process of incorporating new families that are interested in participating and becoming organized.
The organization's goal is to improve the quality of life of families in the community of Pampa Larga through the protection and appropriate use of natural resources.
President: Narciso Rivera Morales
Address: Caserío La Puerta - Comunidad Campesina de Pampa Larga - Suyo.

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CENTRAL ZONE

"Mother of Mercy" Women's Center (CASA DE LA MUJER "MADRE DE LA MISERICORDIA")
The "Mother of Mercy" Women's Center is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of Sydney, Australia. It was established in 2000 to give women the opportunity to gradually eradicate the cycle of malnutrition and poverty, regardless of creed. Currently 520 women attend training and personal development classes, and there is a child-care center for children, the "Mother of Mercy" Children's Center, which was built by the Sisters of Mercy and which operates while the women are attending training sessions.
Address: Mz. F Lote 1 El Manantial Cerro Candela San Martín de Porres - Lima
Responsable: Hermana Patricia McDermott

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Departmental Federation of Native and Small Farm Communities of Pasco (Federación Departamental de comunidades campesinas y nativas de Pasco (FERECCNPA))
The Departmental Federation of Native and Small Farm Communities of Pasco was officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture's office in Pasco and registered in the Registry of Small Farm Communities on June 13, 1985, with Directorial Resolution No. 0130-85-DR-XV-P.
The federation has carried out various activities to strengthen and provide ongoing assistance to native and small farm communities in Pasco. As representative of the farm sector, the federation has been working for years with small farmers' organizations to improve leadership skills. Its work plan includes both centralized and decentralized training to be offered in the various communities, for better work distribution and to address the issues of greatest concern to each community.
Address: Casa del Campesino Av. Los Próceres Nº 100 San Juan Pampa.
Telephone: (51-63) 9636-12588