Agriculture
Total Area: 1,285,216 sq km
Land Area: 1,279,996 sq km Water Area: 5,220 sq km Climate Description: varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes Terrain Description: western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva) Arable Land Use: 2.88% Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.47% Irrigated Land: 11,950 sq km Total Renewable Water Resources: 1,913 cu km Total Freshwater Withdraw: 20.13 cu km/yr (8%/10%/82%) Per Person Fresh Water Withdraw: 720 cu m/yr Natural Hazards Description: earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity Environmental Current Issues: deforestation (some the result of illegal logging); overgrazing of the slopes of the costa and sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima; pollution of rivers and coastal waters from municipal and mining wastes Total Labor Force: 15.9 million % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 0.7% Agricultural Products description: asparagus, coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, plantains, grapes, oranges, pineapples, guavas, bananas, apples, lemons, pears, coca, tomatoes, mangoes, barley, medicinal plants, palm oil, marigold, onion, wheat, dry beans; poultry, beef, pork, dairy products; guinea pigs; fish |
Two farmers picking fruit in the peruvian forest. Peru is 7th in the world in organic farming production.
Click for link Potato farming is a major industry in Peru providing mass quantities of local food and a prime export.
Click for link Coffee is a booming agricultural activity in Peru. New advances in coffee production has ranked coffee among the top exports of Peru.
Click for link Terrace farming is home to the growth of dozens of crops including grains, rice, and fruit.
Click for link Corn is a major substinence crop in Peru and the surrounding region. Much of the local farming is farming corn.
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