Ancash: Hailstorm affects potato crops in Santa Cruz de Pichiu of Peru

Published 2024년 12월 4일

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A hailstorm on December 2 damaged around 50 hectares of early potato crops in Santa Cruz de Pichiu, affecting over 300 varieties of native potatoes. The crops, located between Huachis and San Pedro de Chaná in the Huari province, Áncash region, were at the tuber formation stage. The damage has raised concerns about food security and the preservation of these local varieties. In response, the Huari agricultural agency has sent a team to assess the damage and provide technical assistance to farmers to mitigate losses and ensure production continuity.

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A hailstorm on December 2 affected around 50 hectares of early potato crops in the farming community of Santa Cruz de Pichiu, located between the districts of Huachis and San Pedro de Chaná, Huari province, Áncash region. These crops, in the tuber formation stage, include fields for consumption and seedbeds that house more than 300 varieties of native potatoes distributed in three sectors. This climatic event puts food security and the preservation of these local varieties at risk, according to Cornelio Garay Castro, general manager of the Santa Cruz de Pichiu Construction and Mining Company (Comissa). In ...

Source: AgroPeru