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Agri-agencyOwn contribution executorOther partiesTotal requested budget
AgriterraAOPEB
€ 0,00 + € 0,00€ 0,00€ 0,00€ 172.568,00
AOPEB “Asociación de Organizaciones de Productores Ecológicos de Bolivia” is affiliated to the ecological producers in Bolivia. According to the last assembly carried out in 2008 AOPEB affiliates 65 organisations in nine departments of Bolivia, 1800 communities and 65.000 farmers.

The main objective of the project is to combine two processes of AOPEB on the formation of promoters and facilitators of the methodology famer to farmer and the set up of tele-centre networks of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) linked to a network of promoters of information and communication (PICA). This project seeks to generate an interaction and synergy between both processes. New promoters and facilitators in farmer to farmer methodology will be trained in ICT issues using all knowledge generated in the last seven year with the Agro-ecological information and communication promoters.

The activities within this project are:
- Feasibility study to implement three new information centres
-Implementation and equipment of three new information centres in the departments which do not have one;
- to start an online platform for exchange of information;
- to elaborate training material;
- training for facilitators and promoters of farmer to farmer and ICT promoters;
- regional seminars with all promoters and facilitators;
- Actualisation trainings in ICT for the responsibles of the information centres
- to implement a information platform WAP, WEB for the centralisation of data and publication;
- training how to use GPRS equipment and access to form WAPS.

The project will be carried out in two and half years (July 2009-2011).
The total budget for the whole period amounts to €148.131(2009: €43.472; 2010: €52.329; 2011: €52.329).
The own contribution of AOPEB will be €10.076 (around 7% of the total budget. 2009: €2.692; 2010: €3.692; 2011: €3.692).
The requested project budget to Agriterra amounts €138.054 (2009: €40.780; 2010: €48.637; 2011: €48.637).
GOALS
Objetivo general:
Fortalecer la capacitación y la formación para que las poblaciones con difícil acceso a información participen tanto en términos económicos, sociales, ambientales como políticos, en el desarrollo sostenible de la sociedad
Objetivos específicos:
“Fortalecer y consolidar las capacidades de Promotores de Información y Comunicación Agroecológicos -PICA- de las organizaciones usando tecnología de información y comunicación TIC a través de Telecentros y tecnología movil celular”.
“Mejora de los procesos comunicacionales de los promotores y facilitadores CaC para contribuir al desarrollo sostenible local en base a la producción ecológica”.