Promotion of public investment for quinoa crop production in the Apurimac region, Peru

Authors

  • Ascencio Paniura Vega Facultad de Ingeniería Geográfica, Ambiental y Ecoturismo (FIGAE). Escuela Universitaria de Postgrado. Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6875-1300
  • José Iannacone Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática (FCNM). Grupo de Investigación de Sostenibilidad Ambiental (GISA). Escuela Universitaria de Postgrado. Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV), Lima, Perú. - Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Ricardo Palma. Lima. Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-4732

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62430/rtb20252322020

Keywords:

Andahuaylas, Apurímac, Cultivation, Public Investment, Production, Promotion, Quinoa

Abstract

Peru, in the Latin American context, is the first exporter of Chenopodium quinoa Willd "quinoa". Despite this comparative advantage, this item, particularly in the producing departments of the country, is being underutilized and forgotten, a situation for which in recent years, research has been carried out aimed at promoting the production of C. quinoa. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the promotion of public investment for the production of quinoa crops in the province of Andahuaylas, Apurímac region, Peru, during 2023. The average production indicators are 2278 kg/ha of organic quinoa and 1943 kg/ha of traditional quinoa. The production cost per kg/ha is 2000 kg, the gross income is S/ 11,000.00, the gross margin is S/ 4040.88 and the Benefit/Cost 0.58, if medium technology is used. The main final market comprises 60% of the crop's production in the local market, 98.57% is sold on farms, 5% is purchased by intermediaries, and finally, none goes to the regional market. The development of productive projects for alternative crops such as C. quinoa would improve the economic performance of families in the twenty districts of the province of Andahuaylas, employing a medium-level technology based on temperature, climate, land geography, and soil type at over 3,320 meters above sea level.

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Published

2025-11-06

How to Cite

Paniura Vega, A., & Iannacone, J. (2025). Promotion of public investment for quinoa crop production in the Apurimac region, Peru. The Biologist, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.62430/rtb20252322020