Summarize the agricultural problem in
Peru
There is a change in climate at commonwealth of Yacus which
causes a problem in their agricultural activities. Peru are very dependently on
water resources to continue their agricultural activities, now with the lack of
water resources the villager had to delay their time of planting potatoes which
was previously planted from September and October which was then postpone to
November and December. Besides the problem of water irrigation, Peru also faces
the problem of humidity. Due to potatoes are suitable only to grow in humid
zone the villager had to plant at a higher altitude up to 13,000 and 14,000
feet as the soil erosion below is strong. Their problem is at lower altitude,
there isn’t much humidity and organic material to hold onto the little rain
that falls. With the hope of breaking soil at higher altitude for potatoes
plantation however they are not sure of the type of soil, climate and pasture
are really suitable for their potatoes plantation so as to prevent any lost of
their variety of potatoes.
In Peru, there is no proper guidance given to the villager
for agriculture activities which has cause an unnecessary use of chemical and
fertiliser for the crop. The seeds for crop production is not suitable for the
soil in Peru so they are in search of new seeds for agriculture production. The
people also faces problem of selling their products, the organic grown crop
without any use of chemical and insecticides are rejected by buyer at the
market because of the different appearance compare to products which uses
fertiliser as it looks more reliable by most buyer. In the central sierra, most
of the land are dry. They don’t have any infrastructure for irrigation of water
at Mantaro Valley.
Discuss how to solve the problem
Firstly, Peru have water resource problem which can be solve
by having a better water irrigation system as it is important for agricultural
activities. The villager can begin by storing a large amount of water supply
when water is available specially kept for agricultural uses as they mention
water supply are scarce for agriculture activities. Second problem was humidity
due to the increase in the temperature, humidity at lower altitude was lower. Besides
planting the potatoes at higher altitude which can be a risk as the soil and
environment condition was unknown, the villagers can opt for a greenhouse built
for potatoes plantation. Greenhouse are able to control the environment of the
surrounding inside whichever condition are suitable for the people in Peru to
plant their potatoes and greenhouse also have an advantage where it is able to
produce the environment for the climate of 4 seasons. With the use of
greenhouse, plantation for potaotes will not be delayed and can be planted
throughout the year. Third problem was that the Peru people does not have any
understanding about farming and agricultural education plus they didn’t realize
that their soil was actually fertile and does not require any fertiliser at
all. They should look for the help from government to govern the farmer and
done a proper examination on the ground soil at Peru. The farmer should be
educated about importance of agriculture and the side effect of using too much
fertiliser. Farmers should also get new types of seeds with GMOs that have
better traits and gives higher yield for agriculture, which where they will be
selling at the market. They should promote their healthy products to buyers so
that they know how their products were grown as compared to those uses
fertiliser and insecticides. The problem with irrigation of water can be solve
by seeking help from the government of Peru about the problem lack of water
irrigation for agricultural purpose.
No comments:
Post a Comment