Due to bad weather and other factors, the revenue of Bolivia's "potato capital" is worrying this year

Bolivia's "Opinion" reported that data from the National Statistics Office (NE) showed that in the agricultural activities from 2019 to 2020, Bolivia's potato production exceeded 1.3179 million tons, with a yield of about 7.2 tons per hectare; in the agricultural activities from 2020 to 2021, the potato production exceeded 1.2726 million tons, the planting area exceeded 191,300 hectares, and the yield per hectare decreased year-on-year. Cochabamba Province is the largest potato producer in Bolivia, accounting for 30.3% of the country's total production. La Paz Province is second. Paz), accounting for 27.3%. Morrochata, Cochabamba Province, has more than 100 varieties of native potatoes, and 95% of the local population is dedicated to growing potatoes, producing about 50,000 tons of Waycha potatoes (Waycha) for sale each year, and a certain proportion is used for continued planting. In 2022 and 2023, the highlands, including Morrochata, experienced unfavorable climate events for ...