Dirección Regional de Agricultura-Ancash / GORE ANCASH

What Dirección Regional de Agricultura-Ancash / GORE ANCASH does

The Dirección Regional de Agricultura de Ancash (DRAA) is a regional government agricultural agency operating under the Gobierno Regional de Ancash (GORE Ancash) in Huaraz, Peru. Established in 1942 under Ley N.º 9711 and reorganized in 2002 under Ley N.º 27867, which transferred agricultural competencies from the national government to regional governments, DRAA serves as the statutory regional agricultural authority for the department of Ancash — covering 20 provinces, 166 districts, approximately 983,546 inhabitants, and 35,876.92 km². Its primary constituents are small-scale peasant farmers engaged in family farming of potatoes, corn, wheat, and livestock including cattle, sheep, and cuy (guinea pig). The agency delivers public services at no charge through a network of 20 provincial agricultural agencies (Agencias Agrarias), supported by 84 years of institutional history and a headquarters that has operated from Prolongación Av. Raimondi S/N in Huaraz since 1972.

DRAA's service portfolio comprises the Rutas del Agua irrigation infrastructure program (S/120+ million investment, 23 projects, ~12,000 farmer beneficiaries), the Seguro Agrario Catastrófico (SAC) crop disaster insurance, the PPR 068 emergency response program, a Conservation of Native Potatoes initiative tracking 3,000+ catalogued varieties with 300+ under active conservation agreements, and the Saneamiento Físico Legal de Predios Rurales land-titling service (180+ titles and 150 cadastral certificates issued in 2025). The agency has also pioneered the first Hass avocado export from Huarmey to Europe and Asia (120 tonnes, S/478,000 in income for 664 families) and is launching a Regional Genetic Nucleus for cattle and sheep improvement in coordination with INIA and UNASAM. Its technology stack is conventional government IT: SISGEDO for document management, a Mesa de Partes Digital for citizen intake, and statistical and cartographic data systems for agricultural planning.

Revenue is entirely non-commercial, derived from annual budget allocations of the Government Regional of Ancash and national transfers via MIDAGRI programs, the catastrophic agricultural insurance fund (S/1.7 million contingency), and co-financing partnerships with entities such as Compañía Minera Antamina through the PROCOMPITE program. The agency does not charge for services and operates as a public administrative structure rather than a revenue-generating enterprise. Current leadership is transitioning: Alex Cervantes Tarazona was appointed Director Regional in December 2024, and Lic. Joel Lázaro Evaristo presides over the Comité de Gestión Regional Agraria driving the formulation of the Plan de Desarrollo Agrario Regional Concertado de Ancash.

Name

Dirección Regional de Agricultura-Ancash / GORE ANCASH

Legal name

Dirección Regional de Agricultura de Áncash

Website

https://agroancash.gob.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Dirección Regional de Agricultura de Ancash is a Peruvian regional government agricultural agency serving smallholder farmers across all 20 provinces of Ancash through technical assistance, irrigation infrastructure, land titling, native potato conservation, livestock improvement, and emergency response programs, funded entirely by government budget allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Agricultural Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Support Activities for Animal Production (11521), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

Keywords

• Regional agricultural administration
• Agricultural technical assistance
• Irrigation infrastructure programs
• Rural land titling services
• Agricultural emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Huaraz

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: As a regional government agency, the DRA Ancash operates through annual government budget allocations from the Government Regional of Ancash. Revenue comes from public treasury funds designated for agricultural sector development, rural development programs, and emergency agricultural response.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The DRAA is a regional government agricultural authority that delivers free public services to rural farmers across all 20 provinces of Ancash. Its core offerings include agricultural technical assistance, irrigation infrastructure development (Rutas del Agua program), emergency agricultural response, rural land titling (Saneamiento Físico Legal), native potato conservation, livestock genetic improvement, and organic certification (SPG) for smallholder farmers.

Product overview

Dirección Regional de Agricultura-Ancash operates as a regional government agricultural agency providing public services to farmers and rural communities across 20 provinces in Ancash, Peru. The institution functions as a unified service platform rather than a commercial product company. Its portfolio includes agricultural development programs such as the Rutas del Agua irrigation infrastructure initiative, the Seguro Agrario Catastrófico insurance program, PPR 068 emergency response, and native potato conservation efforts. Additional services encompass rural land titling, 20 provincial agricultural agencies for field support, modernized irrigation systems, digital administrative services (SISGEDO, Mesa de Partes Digital), statistical/meteorological data services, livestock genetic improvement programs, and the Sistema Participativo de Garantía for organic certification. The institution primarily serves small-scale agricultural producers through direct assistance, infrastructure projects, emergency response, and technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rutas del Agua (Irrigation Infrastructure Program) Regional irrigation infrastructure program that constructs water harvesting, reservoirs, and irrigation systems to improve water access for agricultural activities; modernized irrigation systems with drip and technological irrigation solutions; serves small-scale farmers across Áncash.
• Seguro Agrario Catastrófico (SAC) - Catastrophic Agricultural Insurance Government-funded catastrophic agricultural insurance program that provides compensation to small farmers affected by natural disasters, climate events, and crop diseases; delivered free of charge.
• Programa PPR 068 - Reducción de la Vulnerabilidad y Atención de Emergencias por Desastres Program focused on reducing vulnerability and providing emergency assistance to agricultural producers affected by natural disasters and climate emergencies; supports delivery of agricultural tool kits and seed recovery.
• Saneamiento Físico Legal de Predios Rurales (Rural Land Titling Service) Rural land titling and formalization service that issues property titles and cadastral certificates to rural landholders and peasant communities; includes preventive property domain registration and final title inscription.
• Conservation of Native Potatoes Program (Papas Nativas) Program for preserving, conserving, and multiplying native potato varieties through agreements with local municipalities and peasant communities in Áncash; supports more than 3,000 catalogued native potato varieties.
• Regional Genetic Nucleus for Livestock Improvement (Núcleo Genético) Program for genetic improvement of cattle and sheep through a regional genetic nucleus in coordination with INIA; addresses the 280,000 head of regional cattle, of which 85% are creole cattle requiring genetic improvement.
• Sistema Participativo de Garantía (SPG) - Organic Certification Service Participatory Guarantee System that enables small agroecological producers in Áncash to access free organic certification for their products; executed through a Regional SPG Council that includes NGOs and producer associations.

Quantifiable outcome

• First Hass avocado export: 120 tonnes to Europe and Asia, generating S/478,000 for 664 families
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INIA (Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2025Coordination with INIA for the creation of a Regional Genetic Nucleus for improvement of cattle and sheep livestock. The initiative includes installation of nitrogen plant, laboratories, stables, and embryo transfer technologies. A 50-hectare donation from the Peasant Community of Chiquián has been approved for INIA offices in Ancash.
• UNASAM (Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Faculty of Agricultural Sciences for the Genetic Nucleus project. The university suggested including the Tingua Experimental Station, administered by the Vice-Rectorship of Research, as part of the genetic nucleus development.
• FADA ANCASH (Federación Agraria Departamental de Áncash)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural federation representing farmers, requested the creation of the Genetic Nucleus. President Efraín Rodríguez highlighted that Ancash is the only region without this infrastructure.
• Compañía Minera AntaminacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMining company providing valued contribution (counterpart) for PROCOMPITE projects with agricultural associations. Supports avocado producers since 2017 with high genetic value seedlings, drip irrigation systems, and training in good agricultural practices.
• CORINA AlimentosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompany that donated balanced feed and gazapos (young guinea pigs) as official sponsor of the Improved Cuy Judging Contest. Also provided training on profitability in guinea pig breeding.
• Association Urpichallay AmdescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement N.° 000010-2025-GRA-GRDE-DRA/D for conservation and revaluation of native potatoes. Joint harvest of 84 potato accessions in Atocpampa, Marcará district.
• Municipality of HuachiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-institutional agreement for preservation and revaluation of native potato genetic diversity. Harvested 303 potato accessions in Quilloc sector.
• Municipality of HuastacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-institutional agreement for native potato conservation. Harvested approximately 120 potato accessions in Shilin, Huasta district.
• MIDAGRI (Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry providing catastrophic agricultural insurance (SAC), agricultural programs (PPR 068), and policy framework. Coordinates through the DRA for regional implementation.
• AgroRuralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic execution unit of MIDAGRI working on rural agricultural development programs. Participates in land titling ceremonies and agricultural interventions.
• SENASAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Agricultural Health Service ensuring food safety and agricultural health. Coordinates with DRA on agricultural disease monitoring and catastrophic insurance assessments.
• IDMA (Instituto de Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO providing technical support for agroecological production, native potato conservation programs, and farmer training. Co-organizes native potato events and fairs.
• ALLPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO working on biological controllers in potato cultivation and ecological agricultural practices. Participates in SPG certification council and native potato conservation.
• DIACONÍAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO providing technical accompaniment for native potato producers and SPG certification. Co-organizes agricultural fairs and food security events.
• ECHO KALLPA EIRLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization leading the Regional Council of the Participatory Guarantee System (SPG) for organic certification. President Ing. Sandra Soria Albinagorta chairs the SPG Council.
• COMISSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural enterprise in Santa Cruz de Pichiú, Huari. Involved in native potato commercialization, morphological characterization, and marketing. Also participates in SPG certification council.
• Fondo Sierra AzulcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecuting unit for irrigation and water infrastructure projects. Executive Director Adán Quisocala Ramos participates in land titling ceremonies with DRA.
• Peasant Communities of AncashcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious peasant communities receiving land titling support, agricultural assistance, and conservation program participation including communities of Cotaparaco, San Francisco de Cashacancha, Pallasca, Santa Cruz de Pichiú, and others.

Scale indicators22 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AgroRural (Programa de Desarrollo Productivo Agrario Rural): Public execution unit of MIDAGRI operating rural agricultural development programs nationwide — directly comparable in scope (rural productivity, emergency response, irrigation), but operates at national scale rather than a single region.
• Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria del Perú (SENASA): National agricultural health service under MIDAGRI — comparable as a public agricultural authority that partners with DRA Ancash on catastrophic insurance assessment, disease monitoring, and food safety across regions.
• Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA): National agricultural research and innovation institute under MIDAGRI; comparable because it co-executes genetic improvement, native crop conservation (potato, grains), and seed programs with regional directorates including DRA Ancash — broader in scope, narrower in extension.
• Autoridad Nacional del Agua (ANA): Peru's national water authority — comparable as a public-sector counterpart in irrigation infrastructure and water security planning relevant to DRA Ancash's Rutas del Agua mandate, but operating at national basin/regulatory level.
• Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (MIDAGRI): Peru's national ministry of agriculture and irrigation — the parent policy body that funds and frames all DRA Ancash activities (SAC insurance, PPR 068 emergency program, SPG certification decree); broader regulatory and budgetary scope, narrower operational execution.
• Fondo Sierra Azul: Executing unit for irrigation and water infrastructure projects under MIDAGRI — comparable because it co-executes Rutas del Agua-type irrigation works with DRA Ancash; broader national mandate, narrower technical focus on water infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Gerencia Regional de Agricultura La Libertad: Regional agricultural directorate under GORE La Libertad executing equivalent services (extension, irrigation, livestock programs, native crop programs) across a coastal-Andean transition region — direct functional peer in the same national decentralized framework.
• Dirección Regional de Agricultura Piura: GORE Piura agricultural directorate with analogous structure: field agencies, irrigation programs, agricultural emergency response, and small-farmer assistance, but operating in a different agro-climatic context (arid northern coast vs. Ancash highlands).
• Dirección Regional de Agricultura Cajamarca: Sister regional agricultural directorate in Cajamarca, Peru, performing the same GORE-anchored mandate of agricultural extension, irrigation, land titling, and emergency response across another Andean-highland region — directly comparable in mandate, funding model, and service portfolio.

Others

• Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (SENAMHI): National meteorological and hydrological service providing climate, weather, and water data inputs that DRA Ancash uses for agricultural emergency response and crop-loss assessment — enabling/ecosystem peer rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries25 records

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