Peruvian Amazon Chestnut for the World

The solution is an opportunity for the IDB Lab to contribute to the chestnut sector in Peru at a critical moment that will change the direction of exports in the future. The project proposes the use of traceability and processing technologies to raise the level of quality and competitiveness at all stages of the value chain (collection, processing and marketing), implemented by an alliance between an organization of producers and gatherers, and a leading exporter company in the chestnut sector in Peru. In the gathering stage, emphasis will be placed on obtaining the data and information on the chestnut tree, the area where it is found, the owner of the chestnut tree, and good practices for collecting walnut. In its capacity to organize producers and gatherers, RONAP (Organic Collectors of the Peruvian Amazon Nut) proposes to improve the productivity of its chestnut trees by incorporating the use of payoles in the different collection centers of its associates, a strategy that ensures that the Chestnut has been stored without being exposed to moisture and has also been dried. This chestnut does not develop imperfections or spoil and a higher yield is obtained when processing it. These practices will be documented using drones and cameras installed in each collection center, and must also be coded in such a way that the data and registration of photos and videos associated with that batch code and the path of the nut from the tree to processing plant.

Project Detail

Country

Peru

Project Number

PE-T1450

Approval Date

December 1, 2020

Project Status

Implementation

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Subsector

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Lending Instrument

Social Entrepreneurship Program & Small Projects

Lending Instrument Code

SMP

Modality

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Category B: Likely to cause mostly local and short-term negative environmental and associated social impacts and for which effective mitigation measures are readily available

Total Cost

USD 507,500.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 257,500.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 250,000.00

Financial Information

Operation Number	Lending Type	Reporting Currency	Reporting Date	Signed Date	Fund	Financial Instrument
ATN/OC-18397-PE	Non-Sovereign Guaranteed	USD - United States Dollar	Oct. 23, 2025	Feb. 25, 2021	Ordinary Capital	Nonreimbursable

Operation Number

ATN/OC-18397-PE

Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
Reporting Date: Oct. 23, 2025
Signed Date: Feb. 25, 2021
Fund: Ordinary Capital
Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

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Implementation Phase

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0000420-1618046521-100