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This study evaluates the spatial distribution of cadmium (Cd) in soils cultivated with avocado (Persea americana) in different regions of Peru, identifying factors that influence its concentration, such as texture, pH, organic matter, and agricultural practices. It was determined that several areas have elevated levels of Cd, which represents a risk to food safety and exports, especially given the European Union's international standards (Solórzano et al., 2025).
Solórzano Acosta, R. A., Llerena Arroyo, R. A., Mejía Maita, S., Cruz Luis, J. A., & Quispe Matos, K. R. (2025).
Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA)
Universidad Científica del Sur
Over the past 50 years, the world’s food systems have changed dramatically. Throughout, policy research has played a crucial role in providing evidence and analysis to inform decision-making that supports agricultural growth, better livelihoods, and improved food security and nutrition. The 2025 Global Food Policy Report examines the evolution and impact of food policy research and assesses how it can better equip policymakers to meet future challenges and opportunities.
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
40% of the world's land is degraded, reducing its productivity and negatively affecting climate, biodiversity and people's livelihoods.
La desertificación y la degradación del suelo afecta a 3000 millones de personas en todo el mundo
https://news.un.org/es/story/2024/12/1534741
A comparative study conducted by the University of Costa Rica (UCR) analyzes agroecological practices in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, highlighting the role of cultural agricultural management and ancestral knowledge in farm sustainability. Through interviews and field observation, it identifies key categories such as soil fertility, productive diversification, biological control, and resource conservation. The article shows how peasant traditions strengthen resilience, productive autonomy, and local innovation, driven by cooperation networks between farmers, NGOs, and international agencies.
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Picado, H. V. (2024). Manejo cultural en prácticas agroproductivas ecológicas, los casos de Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Panamá. Mercator (Fortaleza), 23, e23034.
This study assessed crop diversity among 180 Peruvian farmers (2018–2022) using Shannon–Weiner and Margalef indices. Five crop types were identified; projections indicate growth in 15 families and decline in 9 by 2025 (Chavez et al., 2024).
Segundo G. Chavez; Erick Arellanos; Jaris Veneros; Nilton B. Rojas-Briceño; Manuel Oliva-Cruz; Carlos Bolaños-Carriel; Ligia García
Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva (INDES-CES), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza.
Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería Ambiental (INAM), Universidad Nacional TRM.
Grupo de Investigación en Ciencia de la Información Geoespacial, Universidad Nacional de Moquegua.
Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Central del Ecuador.
The study identifies contradictions and methodological gaps in research on the Coffee Cultural Landscape, and concludes that its heritage management faces unresolved tensions between institutional discourses and territorial realities (Cruz-Rincón, D. F. , 2024).
Duván Fernando Cruz-Rincón
Universidad del Valle - Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración
6.6% of total fluid milk sales in the United States were certified organic in 2022, increasing from 2.9% in 2009 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
6.6% de las ventas totales de leche líquida en Estados Unidos eran certificadas como orgánicas en 2022, aumentando desde 2.9% en 2009 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
Gillespie, J., Raszap Skorbiansky, S., & Law, J. (2024). U.S. Certified Organic Dairy Production: Three Decades of Growth (ERR-335). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
1 of public investment in training and technical assistance can generate $8 in private investment by farmers in improved agricultural and restoration practices (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Brazil Country Climate and Development Report. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1678-informe-sobre-el-clima-y-el-desarrollo-del-pais-en-brasil
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39782
This study explores the shift toward a more sustainable oil palm policy in Peru, driven by environmental pressures and tensions with Indigenous peoples. Peru's oil palm policy shifted discursively toward sustainability, albeit without formal approval or Indigenous consultation, which generated tensions in its implementation (La Rosa Salazar, M. A., 2021).
Miguel Ángel La Rosa Salazar
Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM)
