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

Published 2024년 6월 3일

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Bolivia's National Statistics Office reported a decrease in potato production and yield from 2020 to 2021, with the largest production occurring in 2019 at over 1.31 million tons. Cochabamba and La Paz provinces are the primary potato-producing areas, with Cochabamba's Morrochata region having over 100 native potato varieties and facing an 80% loss in 2022 and 2023 due to adverse weather conditions. High costs and dry climate have led to minimal estimated returns for 2022, and the Bolivian Helvetas Foundation is implementing a project to assist native potato growers in Cochabamba in increasing resilience, income, and market entry, addressing challenges such as low income, loss of biodiversity, and low added value of native potatoes.

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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 ...

Source: Foodmate