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In the middle of the agricultural season, sowings in 19 regions fell by almost 57%

In the middle of the agricultural season, sowings in 19 regions fell by almost 57%

Tumbes and Cajamarca are the ones that register the greatest setback. While the cultivation area of ​​the main foods falls by up to 26%. Reduction in harvest level would reach 30% in the first half of this year.

Planting of the main transitory crops fell by almost 57% in 19 regions of the country between August and December of this year. agricultural campaign. A large part of the areas with these results were affected by the lack of rain during the second half of 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri).

The greatest reduction was registered in Tumbes, where the cultivated area fell 56.7%, after going from planting more than 6,999 hectares in the same period of the previous year to just a little more than 3,032 hectares in 2022.

Cajamarca, which has almost 50 districts declared in emergency due to water deficit, had a drop of -30.5% in its planting and went from planting more than 118,000 hectares in the previous agricultural campaign to just a little more than 82,000 hectares in the which is ongoing, which means that 36,100 hectares are no longer cultivated.

The situation is also alarming in Cusco, Huancavelica and Lambayeque where the planted area has been reduced by 29.5%, 20.9% and 19.5%, respectively. Puno (-18.7%), Ayacucho (-16.4%), Junín (-14.7%), Apurímac (-14.1%), La Libertad (-12.1%) continue on the list. , among others (see infographic).

It should be noted that, from the above list, only tumbes and Lambayeque are not included in the 16 regions in emergency due to the droughts.

For their part, the only regions with positive figures are Ucayali, with a surface increase of 17.2%, Madre de Dios (10.2%), Amazonas (7.6%), Moquegua (4.1%) and Ica (0.8%).

Crops most affected

Among the main products affected, quinoa occupies the first place with an accumulated reduction until December of more than 17,600 hectares, which is equivalent to a fall of 26.1%. Most of the area that was left unplanted is in Puno and ayacucho with around 9,300 and 4,100 fewer hectares in each region.

The cultivation of dad it also continues with negative figures and decreased by 13.6% (37,164 hectares). Only about 236,700 hectares were planted nationwide. In Cusco and Puno the fall was more significant with 7,498 and 6,656 fewer hectares.

The distance to the level planted in the previous campaign is also considerable in the case of rice, where the difference is around 10,900 hectares or 6%. In San Martin and Tumbes, 4,392 and 3,862 hectares were left to plant.

The farmers They also planted fewer dry grain peas (-26.2%), starchy corn (-16.8%), dry grain beans (-13.8), onion (-4.4%), yellow corn (-2.3%), etc

Effect on crops

The sowing of transitory crops impact the harvests after approximately 4 to 6 months. For this reason, for the first semester of this year there will be a reduction in the food supply, especially those that come from the mountains, says the Grade researcher, Eduardo Zegarra.

According to the economist, the area harvested in the current semester would have a drop of 23%, which will be felt with particular intensity between April and June of this year. “If we add to this the lower expected yields due to the lack of water and fertilizers, It is not unreasonable to suggest that we may be facing a general drop in the aggregate supply of food in the domestic market of up to 30%,” he estimates.

According to Zegarra, this will have significant effects on prices and would make it difficult for families, especially the most vulnerable ones, to be able to feed themselves adequately. “If palliative measures are not taken and a comprehensive strategy for the food issue is initiated, this year the food security of millions of Peruvians will continue to deteriorate,” he underlines.

The key

At the national level. Throughout the country, the planted area reaches 1 million 084,921 hectares, which is equivalent to a drop of 13.8% compared to what was planted in the same period of the previous campaign.

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