Knowledge integration Project (KIP)
Project Facts
Cirad/INRA from France University of Buenos Aires Agresearch (NZ) INIA (national research organization) is on site, maintaining the support of the initial partners
Plan Agropecuario Br. Artigas 3802, Montevideo, Uruguay Teléfono: (598 2) 203 4707 Fax: (598 2) 203 5992
Case overview/description
Poor knowledge exchange between stakeholders
Support development/extension agents comprehension of the farm family livestock production systems on Campos functioning and provide them with insight and tools to improve/update their work inform other stakeholders on actions needed platform to link with other organizations.
Few communal land
All year open air grazing systems on natural pastures some cultivated pastures (10%) some supplementation (
Free market
Liberal capitalistic system open to national or foreigner investors state promotes the norms (mainly sanitary) that permit access to foreign markets 70% of production is exported by well-organized market chains.
15 livestock farms as “case studies”
Capacity building
Outcome/ Beneficiaries/ Issues
Knowledge exchange platform
Lack of comprehension Complexity of the vegetation Farm family objectives not always in line with good management
Prior Identification of common drivers about: farm evolution. Knowledge production and exchange would be helpful.
- overall project management and institutional strengthening