1. ELO PROJECT DOM HELDER CÂMARA PROJECT DOM HELDER CÂMARA PROJECT SYNGENTA FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

2. THE PROJECT PUT INTO CONTEXT Fund set up with resources provided by the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Fund set up with resources provided by the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Linked to the MDA Linked to the MDA Executed within the framework of the Dom Helder Câmara Project (DHCP) Executed within the framework of the Dom Helder Câmara Project (DHCP) Annual financial package of CHF 400,000.00 ( 12% for administration and 88% for the objectives of the project – research, education and investment in products) Annual financial package of CHF 400,000.00 ( 12% for administration and 88% for the objectives of the project – research, education and investment in products) Period: 2005-2009 Period: 2005-2009

3. INSTITUTIONALITY 1 (one) Technical Supervisory Chamber 1 (one) Technical Supervisory ChamberRepresentatives: CONTAG, EMBRAPA, DHCP, FSAD, FIDA, MDA, UFRPE, Entrepreneurial Sector 1 (one) Executive Committee consisting of: 1 (one) Executive Committee consisting of: 2 (two) representatives of the DHC Project 2 (two) representatives of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) Technical coordination of the DHC Project (Committee which analyses the projects of the FISP) Technical coordination of the DHC Project (Committee which analyses the projects of the FISP)

4. OBJECTIVES To facilitate access to adequate and innovative technologies To facilitate access to adequate and innovative technologies To promote the reduction of losses during harvesting, transport and marketing of the products To promote the reduction of losses during harvesting, transport and marketing of the products To promote the safety of foodstuffs, access to markets and certification of the products To promote the safety of foodstuffs, access to markets and certification of the products To support increased value by means of the industrialisation of agriculture To support increased value by means of the industrialisation of agriculture To support education in the fields of agriculture, socio-economics and the environment, and joint organisational processes To support education in the fields of agriculture, socio-economics and the environment, and joint organisational processes

5. PROPOSALS FOR USE OF THE RESOURCES The main objective is that the project should be complementary to the work of the DHC Project. The main objective is that the project should be complementary to the work of the DHC Project. To strengthen the principal production chains in the Territories, according to their type of soil and their potential. To strengthen the principal production chains in the Territories, according to their type of soil and their potential. To stimulate and promote projects that give priority to the participation of women and young people. To stimulate and promote projects that give priority to the participation of women and young people. To consider projects that do not fit in with the existing credit and promotion arrangements for subsistence agriculture. To consider projects that do not fit in with the existing credit and promotion arrangements for subsistence agriculture. To prioritise projects that favour local development. To prioritise projects that favour local development.

6. To complement projects with a view to their discharge and/or completion. To complement projects with a view to their discharge and/or completion. To prioritise projects that consider the rational and adapted use of energy and water. To prioritise projects that consider the rational and adapted use of energy and water. To stimulate technological innovations, by means of pilot projects, that are adapted to the socio-economic and environmental conditions of subsistence agriculture. To stimulate technological innovations, by means of pilot projects, that are adapted to the socio-economic and environmental conditions of subsistence agriculture. Training, technical support and monitoring must be continued during the whole process of implementation of the projects.

7. CONDITIONS Creation of a Rotational Fund Creation of a Rotational Fund Use of technology appropriate for the Semi-Arid Region, according to agro-ecological principles. Use of technology appropriate for the Semi-Arid Region, according to agro-ecological principles. Clear presentation of the comparison of the aim of the proposed project with other projects and/or activities carried out in other areas. Clear presentation of the comparison of the aim of the proposed project with other projects and/or activities carried out in other areas. Elaboration of projects in participation with others involved. Elaboration of projects in participation with others involved.