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Payments for agrobiodiversity conservation scaled up in Peru

Payments for agrobiodiversity conservation services (PACS) provide a mechanism to compensate farmers for conservation of genetic diversity. Following pilot testing by Bioversity International in quinoa, PACS are being scaled up by the Ministry of the Environment to four regions in Peru through a Glo...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
Subjects:
farmers
environment
agrobiodiversity
services
testing
quinoa
programmes
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121628
Summary:Payments for agrobiodiversity conservation services (PACS) provide a mechanism to compensate farmers for conservation of genetic diversity. Following pilot testing by Bioversity International in quinoa, PACS are being scaled up by the Ministry of the Environment to four regions in Peru through a Global Environment Facility program.

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