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Peru: 2015 El Niño raised pesticide exposure risk
The study maps 1,793 of 1,874 Peruvian districts (95.7%), with moderate-to-high risk zones covering over one-third of the national territory, indicating ENSO events amplify pesticide dispersal. (Honles,J. et al, 2026) -
Peru: 436 cancer hotspots linked to pesticide
The excessive or inappropriate use of pesticides is strongly linked to an alarming increase in cancer cases, with 436 risk zones identified in Peru, concentrated in the Western Andes and the southern coast.(Honles,J. et al, 2026) -
Growth in agricultural production in Peru
Peru's agricultural production grew by 5.64% in January 2026 compared to the same month the previous year, driven by an increase in the area under cultivation and favorable weather conditions.
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A comprehensive look at initiatives and policies that are implemented in Peru for the improvement and modernization of the country's food systems
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Peru: 2015 El Niño raised pesticide exposure risk
The study maps 1,793 of 1,874 Peruvian districts (95.7%), with moderate-to-high risk zones covering over one-third of the national territory, indicating ENSO events amplify pesticide dispersal. (Honles,J. et al, 2026)
Peru: 436 cancer hotspots linked to pesticide
The excessive or inappropriate use of pesticides is strongly linked to an alarming increase in cancer cases, with 436 risk zones identified in Peru, concentrated in the Western Andes and the southern coast.(Honles,J. et al, 2026)
Growth in agricultural production in Peru
Peru's agricultural production grew by 5.64% in January 2026 compared to the same month the previous year, driven by an increase in the area under cultivation and favorable weather conditions.
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Strengthening Assets, Markets and Policies for Rural Development in the Highlands and High Rainforest Areas Project (PSSA)
The initiative aimed to reduce rural poverty in the highland and high rainforest areas of Peru by strengthening the productive, human, social, and natural assets of organized smallholder farmers. The project supported the formation and consolidation of rural producer organizations to implement co-financed business plans, combined with technical assistance, training, and competitive funding mechanisms. It also promoted sustainable territorial management and strengthened local government capacities, enhancing market access, financial inclusion, and income generation among vulnerable rural populations.
Rural development in Peru: sustainable agricultural skills and commercial strengthening
A rural development project aimed at strengthening the productive and commercial capacities of smallholder farmers in Peru through the adoption of agroecological practices, ongoing technical assistance, and organic certification. The initiative connects producers with fair-trade markets through a specialized marketing system, with the goal of improving their incomes, food security, and environmental sustainability in rural areas.
Platform for the Sustainability of Livestock Production in the Amazon Region
This regional technical cooperation seeks to facilitate the transition from conventional livestock practices to sustainable livestock management models in the Amazon biome, integrating biodiversity protection and ecosystem restoration with economic, social, and environmental benefits. To do so, it will foster a regional platform of key stakeholders with nodes and networks that promote collaboration and knowledge exchange on sustainable livestock management in the Amazon. It will also compile and systematize existing evidence, identify information gaps, and document best practices, lessons learned, and indicators to measure progress in sustainability. Based on that knowledge, it will produce communication materials and organize dissemination events to support evidence-based decision-making and enable adoption of sustainable practices by regional actors. Finally, it will implement one demonstration farm as a successful production model to apply and showcase sustainable livestock practices and encourage replication or adaptation across other Amazon territories.
Policy frameworks
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National Strategy for Food and Nutrition Security 2013–2021
A multisectoral policy instrument that defines Peru’s strategic framework to ensure food and nutrition security through coordinated actions aimed at improving food availability, access, adequate consumption, and stability, alongside institutional strengthening. The strategy prioritizes vulnerable populations and adopts a comprehensive approach to the productive, economic, nutritional, and governance factors shaping agri-food systems.
National Strategy for Food and Nutrition Security 2013–2021
A multisectoral policy instrument that defines Peru’s strategic framework to ensure food and nutrition security through coordinated actions aimed at improving food availability, access, adequate consumption, and stability, alongside institutional strengthening. The strategy prioritizes vulnerable populations and adopts a comprehensive approach to the productive, economic, nutritional, and governance factors shaping agri-food systems.
National Biodiversity Strategy to 2050
A strategy aimed at reducing the degradation of biological diversity through effective, coordinated, and cross-sectoral public management, incorporating transformative changes for the sustainable development of Peru’s territory. It organizes government action around five strategic objectives: reducing land-use change and impacts on aquatic environments, mitigating the impacts of climate change, reducing pollution, improving the management of wildlife and hydrobiological resources, and strengthening biodiversity governance.
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Strengthening Assets, Markets and Policies for Rural Development in the Highlands and High Rainforest Areas Project (PSSA)
The initiative aimed to reduce rural poverty in the highland and high rainforest areas of Peru by strengthening the productive, human, social, and natural assets of organized smallholder farmers. The project supported the formation and consolidation of rural producer organizations to implement co-financed business plans, combined with technical assistance, training, and competitive funding mechanisms. It also promoted sustainable territorial management and strengthened local government capacities, enhancing market access, financial inclusion, and income generation among vulnerable rural populations.
Platform for the Sustainability of Livestock Production in the Amazon Region
This regional technical cooperation seeks to facilitate the transition from conventional livestock practices to sustainable livestock management models in the Amazon biome, integrating biodiversity protection and ecosystem restoration with economic, social, and environmental benefits. To do so, it will foster a regional platform of key stakeholders with nodes and networks that promote collaboration and knowledge exchange on sustainable livestock management in the Amazon. It will also compile and systematize existing evidence, identify information gaps, and document best practices, lessons learned, and indicators to measure progress in sustainability. Based on that knowledge, it will produce communication materials and organize dissemination events to support evidence-based decision-making and enable adoption of sustainable practices by regional actors. Finally, it will implement one demonstration farm as a successful production model to apply and showcase sustainable livestock practices and encourage replication or adaptation across other Amazon territories.
Sustainable artisanal fisheries and bio-businesses for food security with market access in the Peru–Colombia Border Integration Zone
Sustainable artisanal fisheries and bio-businesses for food security with market access in the Peru–Colombia Border Integration Zone is a binational technical cooperation initiative in the Putumayo River basin aimed at strengthening sustainable artisanal fishing and food security. It promotes cross-border governance through a binational roundtable, diagnostics and monitoring campaigns focused on water quality and fish species of commercial interest. It supports fisheries value-chain bio-businesses through awareness and technical training, financial education, technical assistance, formulation of business models and non-reimbursable equipment support, plus binational fairs and strategic commercial alliances. It also includes community food security plans, training in good food practices, field schools and collective solutions for access to safe water such as collection, filtration and storage. The initiative is implemented in Peru and Colombia over 24 months, financed by the Colombia–Peru Border Integration Zone Development Fund, with a required start in September 2025.
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