UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA
LA MOLINA
Established in 1902
“WE WANT TO CULTIVATE
MIND AND LAND”
IUC PARTNER UNIVERSITY
Pulgar Vidal, 1940
Megadiversity: Peru may
harbour the richest
diversity on Earth with 84
of 103 life zones (Holdridge)
Vavilov Center of Diversity
Independent origin of
agriculture
Smallholders, family farming
Rural population: 24.1% (2007
Census), 40% (independent analysis)
Over 90% of farms
Keepers of biodiversity and
basis of Peruvian culture
Over 70% of food consumed
in Peru
Essentially poor
INEI, 2009
Academic overall objective
Develop, increase, consolidate and
internationalize UNALM’s academic
capacity in research, education,
knowledge transfer and innovation in
sustainable management of agroecosystems to generate leadership in the
Peruvian rural sector by maximizing the
institutional impact
Developmental overall objective
Improving the food security, the local
income, the stability and competitiveness
of the agro-ecosystems and thus the
overall livelihood situation of the local
population through identification and
remediation of key agronomic,
socioeconomic and environmental
constraints of small scale family based
agriculture in Peru.
200 - hectare University campus
UNALM: Student body
Faculties
Male
Female
Total
Agronomy
457
267
724
Sciences
266
354
620
Forestry
208
198
406
Economics & Planning
599
473
1072
Food Technology
257
276
533
Rural Engineering
231
116
347
Fishery
166
161
327
Animal Sciences
312
185
497
Post Graduate
527
276
803
Total
3023
2306
5329
UNALM: Faculty members
Faculties
Full Professors
Associate
Professors
Assistant
Professors
Agronomy
41
15
5
Science
40
25
12
Forestry
17
8
3
Economics & Planning
26
28
7
Food Science
17
6
0
Rural Engineering
21
14
6
Fisheries
11
6
0
Animal Science
24
9
4
Total
197
111
37
Total professors: 345 ± 15 % with PhD
± 150 ‘visiting’ staff
IUC Programme
La Molina
CLUSTER 1:
CLUSTER 2:
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AGROECOSYSTEMS
P1:
Farmi
ng
syste
ms
resear
ch
P2:
Value
chains
P3: Agrarian
innovation
and
management
of
participatory
knowledge
systems
EDUCATION
P4: Innovative
educational strategies
and pedagogic models
for MSc and PhD
curriculum development
in sustainable
management of agroecosystems
CLUSTER 3:
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
AND INFRAESTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
P5:
Library,
ICT,
Languag
e
Center
P6:
IRDs
P7:
Institutio
nal
capacity
building
PROJECT 1
Farming Systems Research
To develop a generic methodology in farming systems to
optimize input-output relations and sustainability while
minimizing poverty in coast, highland and jungle of Peru
Agroforestry
Horticulture
Watershed management
Alpaca breeding and range land management
Mixed farming systems
Parasithology of Andean cammelids
Guinea pig breeding and nutrition
PROJECT 2
Value chains: valorisation of crops and plant materials
To generate a model of research and outreach for the
valorisation of plant genetic resources native to Peru in
order to improve livelihoods and promote sustainable
businesses for smallholders in the major agro-ecological
zones of the country (Arid coast, Andean highlands,
Amazon rainforest)
Dry forest by-products, Sapote gum
Capsicum
Native grains
Transversal value chain economics project
PROJECT 3: Agrarian innovation and management of
participatory knowledge systems
Generate a model of participatory knowledge and
capacities to increase innovation and resilience of small
producers’ communities within a context of climate
change and food insecurity
Mixed farming systems
Alpaca breeding and range land management
PROJECT 4
Education
Develop innovative educational strategies and pedagogic
models for sustainable management of agroecosystems,
including improved MSc and PhD programmes
Integrate ICT in education
Promote research based education
Develop education at the IRDs
Organise extension services at the IRDs, parasithology,
fertilisation advice, animal nutrition, ...
Managed by the Education Innovation Centre
PROJECT 5: Strengthening capacities in ICT, Library
and Language Centre
Increase and improve the use of information technologies,
libraries and language centre within research and educational
programs assessment of successful educational and
innovative teaching-learning models
Ensure a network that fully supports a first class university
through new technologies.
Train key researchers in ICT, Library and language centre
management and networking
PROJECT 5: Strengthening capacities in ICT, Library
and Language Centre
Increase and improve the use of information technologies,
libraries and language centre within research and educational
programs assessment of successful educational and
innovative teaching-learning models
Ensure a network that fully supports a first class university
through new technologies.
Train key researchers in ICT. Library and language centre
management and networking
ICT & Library council
PROJECT 6: Capacity building and infrastructure
development of Regional Development Centres (IRDs)
Develop the IRDs to become key actors in regional
development through research, education and extension
Upgrade extension abilities trough training and pilot
projects at IRDs facilities
Promote research activities on sustainable agriculture
trough pilot projects
Improve undergraduate and graduate courses using IRD
facilities
PROJECT 6: Capacity building and infrastructure
development of Regional Development Centres (IRDs)
Regional development centers
PROJECT 7:
Institutional change and logistic project support
To improve UNALM’s management capacity, leadership and
governance and to provide institutional and logistic support
to the different projects
Logistic support to IUC-projects; filling the gaps
Professionalise the administration
Organise research coordination
Promotion and publication friendly environment
Flexible system for program evaluation and innovation
Policies for innovation for the rural sector
Quality assurance systems and accreditation
Additional projects: VLIR-UOS
NSS UAV
CTG school project, ICT in primary schools of ColparAramachay (30 PCs)
CTG school project, ICT in 15 schools in Amazon & Andes
(180 PCs)
Next generation library: towards an Open Learning Centre
NSS Statistical research planning I
NSS Statistical research planning II
INCO-education
UNALM/Pe government counterpart investments
IRD Yanamuclo rehabilitation: 100 000 $
New library: 500 000 $
ICT: 200 000 $
Operational budgets for UNALM administration
–EIC: 50 000 $ / y
–ICT-office: 50 000 $ / y
Results and lessons learned
UNALM
–UNALM is considered as a strong partner for IUC-developments
–IUC-program is on track, y 5 at the end of Phaze I
–IUC-PSU fuly operational
–Positive mid-term evaluation
–UNAML is committed to consolidade his position as leading actor in sustainable natural
resource management
Peru
–Proficiency of English is a problem in Peruvian universities
–Poor managerial tradition
–Poor quality of educational systems, first phaze of accreditation
–Relatively limited interest in research and PhD studies  missing incentives
–Low salaries of academic staff  additional jobs
–New University Law
Cluster 3:
Instit. Capacity
building and
infraestructure
Cluster 2:
Education
Cluster 1: sustainable
management of agroecosystems
Thank you
Country strategy proposal for Peru
Focus on ‘Sustainable management of agro-ecosystems to alleviate food
insecurity in poor, rural area’s of Peru’
–Top-priority for the Peruvian government
–Focus on well-defined and relevant objectives
Based on existing and operational networks
–UNALM relations with local universities, NGO’s (FABEB) and Local Research Institutes
–Partially elaborated in the running IUC and using excellent contacts of UNALM staff
–PRODERN II (BTC): 13 000 000 euro voor 6 jaar!
“Programa de Desarrollo Economico Sostenible y Gestion Estratégica de los Recursos Naturales en Apurimac,
Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Junín y Pasco”
Possible partners
–Universidad Nacional del Centro in Huancayo
– Universidad Alcides Carrion from Cerro de Pasco
– Universidad Nacional Amazonia Peruana and Universidad Nacional de San Martin in the
Amazon Basin
– Universidad de Cajamarca
–Universidad de Piura
–Universidad de Ica
–Universidad de Lambayeque
– Universidad de Cusco
Regional Development Centers of UNALM in Costa, Sierra and Selva
Elaborated and form the seed of a possible Strategic Network for food
insecurity and poverty alleviation
Country strategy proposal for Peru
Crosscutting Educational Program around a focused topic ‘Sustainable
management of agro-ecosystems to alleviate food insecurity in poor, rural
area’s of Peru’
–Establish/institutionalize a network of interested and engaged Local Universities/UNALM
– Focus efforts on research integration (confronting students with research, involving students
in research)
–Develop common courses and lecture notes
–Design ‘blended learning’ strategies to support multi-campus education
–Elaborate and install systems to promote quality culture
–Develop nation wide educational models that foster synergies
Small research projects (type S-initiative, TEAM) on focused topics with
limited amount of partners (5-6 projects / y) linked to
education/experimental set-ups
–Watershed management, Irrigation, Primary production, Soil salinity, Pollution, Export, ...
– Milk production, animal nutrition, pasture/range management, milk quality, ...
– Agroforestry, soil degradation, erosion, legal/illegal coca production, ...
–...
Nation wide educational program: 2017 – 2021?
Management issues
–Central  decentralized follow-up and management
–IUC-PSU at UNALM in Lima