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Vegetable production in the CAN

17/06/2025 Go to Evidence

7.1 million tons was the vegetable production in the Andean Community during 2022, representing a 7.6% decrease compared to the 7.7 million tons harvested in 2021 (SG CAN, 2023). which totaled 7.7 million tons.

SG CAN, 2023

SG CAN. Informe anual. Estadísticas del Sector Agropecuario en la Comunidad Andina. 2019 - 2022 (Informe técnico)

Industrial crop production in the CAN

17/06/2025 Go to Evidence

8.3 million tons was the harvested production of forage crops, fibers, unprocessed tobacco, and natural rubber in the Andean Community in 2022, representing a 2.3% increase compared to the 8.1 million tons recorded in 2021 (SG CAN, 2023).

SG CAN, 2023

SG CAN. Informe anual. Estadísticas del Sector Agropecuario en la Comunidad Andina. 2019 - 2022 (Informe técnico)

Legume production in the CAN

17/06/2025 Go to Evidence

313 thousand tons was the amount of legumes (dry leguminous vegetables) harvested by the Andean Community in 2022 (SG CAN, 2023).

SG CAN, 2023

SG CAN. Informe anual. Estadísticas del Sector Agropecuario en la Comunidad Andina. 2019 - 2022 (Informe técnico)

Mexican avocado exports

05/05/2025 Go to Evidence

2,800 million dollars annually represent Mexico's avocado exports to the world, positioning itself as the main global exporter of this fruit, followed by Peru with approximately 1,200 million dollars (Velásquez, A., 2025).

2.800 millones de dólares anuales representan las exportaciones de aguacate de México al mundo, posicionándose como el principal exportador global de este frutal, seguido por Perú con aproximadamente 1.200 millones de dólares (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Ancient origin of avocado

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

Between 7000 and 8000 years B.C. date the records of the origin of avocado in Mexico and Central America, being one of the crops with the greatest archaeological documentation in the American continent (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Entre 7000 y 8000 años A.C. datan los registros del origen del aguacate o palta en México y Centroamérica, siendo uno de los cultivos con mayor antigüedad documentada arqueológicamente en el continente americano (Velásquez, A., 2025).

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1995-america-latina-y-el-caribe:-innovacion-agropecuaria-para-seguir-alimentando-al-mundo

Extreme Climate and Agriculture in Peru and Ecuado

21/03/2025 Go to Evidence

The study examines how droughts, floods, and temperature shifts impact agriculture in Peru and Ecuador. It reviews adaptation strategies such as climate-resilient crops, irrigation innovations, and government support. Findings show improved resilience, but highlight the need for more sustainable practices and stronger climate policies (Fernandez & Morales, 2025).

Ricardo Fernández; Gabriela Morales

Revista de Cineforum

Farmers and Climate in Peruvian Amazon

11/03/2025 Go to Evidence

In Peru’s Upper Huallaga basin, 73 structured farmer interviews were integrated with local station and ERA-5 data. A temperature rise of +0.2 °C per decade matched farmers’ perceptions. Increased crop water deficit and surplus volumes suggest more intense sub-daily convective rainfall, helping explain perceived changes in precipitation and wind (Serrano et al., 2025).

Livia Serrao; Lorenzo Giovannini; Luz Elita Balcazar Terrones; Hugo Alfredo Huamaní Yupanqui; Guido Zolezzi; Dino Zardi

University of Trento (Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering) Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva & Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (Tingo María, Huánuco) Center Agriculture Food Environment (C³A), Italia — Università di Trento

Glaciers in danger

10/03/2025 Go to Evidence

0.22 is the fraction of glaciers that Peru has lost in 30 years, being home to 71 % of the world's tropical glaciers (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).

(Beverinotti, J et al., 2023)

Beverinotti, J., García, P. M., Gonzalez Saldarriaga, S., y Grosman, N. (2023). Cadenas de valor sustentables: oportunidades y desafíos de integración productiva y descarbonización en Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.18235/0005291