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Peru Agriculture

This report outlines perus regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports and updates and replaces the 2019 report.

Peru agriculture. However the performance of perus agricultural sector has been uneven. Meanwhile growth in agriculture in the andean highlands has largely been stagnant. Twenty first century peru grows agricultural commodities such as asparagus potatoes maize rice quinoa and coffee.

In an irrigated section of the coastal desert lowlands more than 1195000 hectares 2953000 acres are cultivated with cotton sugar rice soybeans pulses fruits tobacco and flowers. Peruvian maize is not exportable due to large producer subsidies in europe and the united states. Peruvian ethanol production in 2020 is forecast at 170 million liters a slight reduction from 173 million liters from the previous year.

Of the 120 domesticated plants peru has provided the world the potato is the most important. Agricultural productivity growth has been very robust in the countrys coastal region where large scale farms produce crops such as asparagus grapes and peppers destined for export markets. The name peru is derived from a quechua indian word implying land of abundance a reference to the economic wealth produced by the rich and highly organized inca civilization that ruled the region for centuries.

Km amongst catholic countries in 2011. Peruvian agriculture uses synthetic fertilizers rather than still abundant guano due to infrastructure issues. Of the 120 domesticated plants peru has provided the world the potato is the most important.

Other important crops include sugarcane coffee and cotton with peru producing 2 of the worlds finest strains of cotton. There are more than 3000 varieties of potatoes found in peru making it the worlds genetic center for the crop. For this reason and others people born in lima can expect to live almost 20 years longer than those born in the southern highlands.

Sustainable management of agro biodiversity and vulnerable ecosystems recuperation in peruvian andean regions through globally important agricultural heritage systems giahs approach. Peru ranked 8 for agricultural land sq. The countrys vast mineral agricultural and marine resources long have served as the economic foundation of the country and by the late 20th century tourism had also become a major element of perus economic development.

Peru provides half of the world supply of quinoa. Peru ranked third for farm workers amongst latin america and caribbean in 2008. Peru ranked 7 for produce food production amongst christian countries in 2007.

Perus climate and different geographical zones make it an important agricultural nation. Nationwide socioeconomic inequalities in access to food and income threat human development within the country where 436 of children 6 53 months suffer from anaemia and 129 of. Perus agriculture is highly diversified but not well integrated.

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