PERU
Location
Peru is located in the north of South America. The country is
bordered by Chile to the south; Bolivia to the southeast; Brazil to
the west; Colombia to the north; Ecuador to the northwest and the
Pacific Ocean to the west. The country has a total land area of
1,285,216 sq km and has a tropical climate in its eastern region,
more desert-like weather in the west and temperate weather in
regions of higher altitude.
Agricultural sector
Peru's main agricultural products are indigenous chicken meat,
paddy rice, potatoes, plantains, whole fresh cow milk, indigenous
cattle meat, asparagus, hen eggs, maize and sugar cane.
Brief overview of organic farming
There are 124,714 hectares of organic land in Peru and
approximately 36,093 organic farms operating in the country. The
total amount of certified organic hectares in Peru has
significantly increased. Organic land makes up 0.6% of the
country's arable land. Coffee and cocoa make up most (94%) of
Peru's organic exports. Almost all (97%)of Peru's organically
produced products are exported.
Brief overview of key organic products
Major organic products include coffee and cocoa; the two most
prominent organic exports. Banana, quinoa, cotton, pecans, Brazil
nut, onions, asparagus, sesame seeds, amaranth and tomato are also
organic products which are exported from Peru.
The network
Bio Latina - Certificadora Latino America
Avenida Arenales # 670
Lima 11
Tel.: (51 1) 423 2924
Fax: (51 1) 424 77 73
E-mail: central@biolatina.com.pe - iolatin@amauta.rcp.net.pe
Website: www.biolatina.com/certificacionn.html
References
- CIA FactBook, 31.05.07 - https://www.cia.gov
- FAO, 24.10.2006: Key Statistics of Food and Agriculture External
Trade. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
(FAO), Statistics Division - http://www.fao.org/es/ess/top/country.html?lang=en
- Yussefi, Minou and Willer, Helga, Eds.: The World of Organic
Agriculture: Statistics and emerging trends