Project

SAVIA: the seeds growing Zero hunger security

Country
Nicaragua
Scope
Zero hunger
Beneficiaries
1264 : 250 7 UCOSEM partners cooperatives; 834 partners (78 women and 756 men); 430 seeds producers.

Project start date January 2013
Project end date January 2014
Partners NITLAPAN-UCA Research Centre, Universidad Centroamericana UCOSEM - A Cooperative Union of Seeds Producers in the Jinotega Region,
Funding bodies PAPSSAN – Project supporting the seeds production for Zero hunger security in Nicaragua Financed by the European Union and developed by INTA - Instituto Nicaraguense de Tecnologia

The project aims to boost the production of seeds carried out by local specialised cooperatives, by supporting national policies concerning Zero hunger security.