• Are Peru’s crop yields higher than other countries?
  • But when the comparison is restricted to Peru¡¯s leading export crops¡ªasparagus, avocado, grapes, oil palm, cocoa, and coffee¡ªaverage yields in Peru are higher than global and regional competitors.
  • Why do small-scale producers dominate international markets in Peru?
  • In Peru, when large numbers of small-scale producers have succeeded in penetrating international markets, usually they have focused on commodities with more modest market requirements, such as cocoa, coffee, and bananas.
  • What is Peru’s greatest agricultural development success story?
  • 204. Without a doubt, the Costa region is home to Peru¡¯s greatest agricultural development success story. Recent decades have witnessed the emergence in the Costa region of a dynamic and highly productive commercial agriculture oriented mainly around the production of high-value export crops.
  • How can Peru maintain productivity growth & ensuring competitiveness?
  • Maintaining productivity growth and ensuring competitiveness in Peru¡¯s agriculture sector will depend as well on the ability of producers and value chain participants to access production inputs and advisory services.
  • How can government programs improve production capacity in Peru?
  • Build capacity among producer organizations. Many government programs in Peru channel support through producer organizations. Significant gains could be generated by sharing experiences of working through producer organizations and building consensus on the most effective ways to enhance the capacity of these organizations.
  • Who drives Peru’s agriculture export growth and diversification strategy?
  • 180. It is well known that the engine driving Peru¡¯s successful agriculture export growth and diversification strategy has been the private sector.