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Raúl Hernández Garciadiego

Gisela Herrerías Guerra

Strategy of Regional Sustainable Rural Development in Mexico

Case: Water forever Program and Quali Cooperative Group

-experience and analysis-

10th OECD Rural Development Conference National Prosperity through Modern Rural Policy.

19-21 May 2015 Memphis, Tennessee USA

Iniciativa México

Bicentenario - 2010

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PROYECCIÓN CÓNICA CONFORME DE LAMBERT

ESCALA 1:12,000,000

Experience: poverty and inequality

Some 50% of the land are arid and semi arid

regions Indigenous people found refuge in mountain areas

Región

Mixe Región

Mixteca

The departure point for this development process is the ethical choice, as a moral repudiation of the gravely inhuman conditions of poverty, marginalization, inequality and injustice.

Alimentary poverty and Hunger

80% of indigenous people are poor. Indigenous child malnutrition = 50%

102,000 Silent deaths by hunger (2000 – 2011)

Higher than drug-trafficking related violence

IMAGEN DE SATÉLITE DE LA REPÚBLICA MEXICANA

Strategy: Insertion and long-term permanence, entailed: 1) To establish a regional sustainable development civil agency, for permanent dialogue that helps social trust to thrive; 2) Adopt the perspective of the least-favored –as demanded by the principles of political ethics.

Key: Praxis of an inter-disciplinary professional team committed to promote cooperative social participation to face their problems.

Methodology: Participatory Research -Action Identify the axis- problem: water scarcity

And strive to develop feasible and adequate solutions.

Related to water scarcity, also are: Food + Income + Health These are all vital values based on the fundamental value of human life. Are basic needs to assure a dignified life for people.

Strategy: Watershed approach, allows to harmonize: • Territory where natural phenomena occur, and where • social life, culture and economy of peoples enrich and flourish. Integrated natural resources management: soils, vegetation and water. Organic practices to avoid soil and water contamination. Key: Being a civil development agency with citizens’ participation

allows to overreach political and administrative boundaries

Sustainable Development Strategy

Economic Flow through Employment

Educational focus for social promotion UN Decade for education for sustainable development - 2005 – 2014 and Millenium Development Goals - 1990 - 2015

Museo del Agua

Strategy: Innovative in-action education, to strengthen capacities. Quality Sustainable Development Education and social visibility.

Visibility and reach: 187 000 visitors 40 000 people trained

Strategy: revival of indigenous culture’s richness Amaranth recovery, together with maize and beans

Appropriate technology Center: Investment in innovation

Strategy: Regional Cooperative: integrated agro-industrial chain Aggregate Value allows formal employment generation

Restless commitment to quality and food safety:

Botanas Galletas Cereal natural y saborizado Harina Dulces Bebidas

Strategy: Tasty and highly-nutritious Amaranth-food

Three national food quality awards

Outstanding results in children nutrition recovery: 2007 – 2013

Formula: 25 g of amaranth food complement during 9 to 12 months = 78% improved and 54% total recovery of children

Social confidence impels sustained growth. both from producers and consumers

Proyectado 2015

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Amaranth food sales increase 1998 - 2014

Crecimiento en ventasexpresado en número de veces

Tendencia del crecimiento en las ventas

Average annual growth rate

Quali 24.7 % annual 1998 -2014 GP Agriculture 1.8 % annual 2000-2012

GNP Mexico 2.5 % annual 1994 – 2013

Results have proven that regional sustainable development is really possible, even in the worse conditions of poverty, and limited natural resources

International Awards

Winner Mexico Iniciative

Bicentennial

Cumulative positive results -> increase social confidence. Maximum visibility achieved should help us to expand this sustainable development model to other regions.

Raúl Hernández Garciadiego

raulhernandez@alternativas.org.mx

Gisela Herrerías Guerra

giselaherrerias@alternativas.org.mx

www.quali.com.mx

This is really in our hands! Mexico Iniciative

Bicentennial

www.alternativas.org.mx

info@quali.com.mx info@alternativas.org.mx