Bioversity International and partners are guiding resilient forest restoration efforts by collecting lessons learned and developing decision-support tools, in Latin America and beyond.
Peru
Peru - Bioversity International
c/o CIP Av La Molina 1895, La Molina, Lima 12 Peru
Tel. +51 957294396
Contact: Martín Zúñiga
Meet the Peru team
Andean lost grains in Bolivia and Peru
Bringing our forests back to life
News
The complex relationship between deforestation and diet diversity in the Amazon
As increasing areas of the Amazonian rainforest are converted into agricultural land, scientists are examining how this is linked with local...
Cadmium in Peruvian cacao: framing the problem and investigating solutions
Our researchers are working to understand mitigation of the toxic element cadmium in Latin American cacao.
Female empowerment for the future of cacao
In Peru, the Fine Flavor Cacao project is securing the next generation of cacao farmers by highlighting the role of women throughout production.
Back to school: Diversity for Restoration
A new tool and a workshop in northern Peru lead the way for improved forest restoration planning in the Americas and beyond.
How is agrobiodiversity faring in Peru?
Did you know that Peru is one of the main centres of crop diversity in the world? A recent study conducted by Bioversity International sets the stage...
Peru and Bioversity International sign an agreement to advance research on cocoa
Out of 40 project proposals, the Ministry of Agriculture of Peru selected the top 6, based on technical quality, impact on generating small producers'...
Cooperation and competition to conserve native diversity in Peru
As part of an incentive scheme in Peru to conserve quinoa biodiversity, farming communities received rewards, such as mattresses and spades, for...
La cooperación y la competencia para conservar la diversidad nativa en Perú
Como parte de un esquema de incentivos para conservar la biodiversidad de quinua en el Perú, comunidades agrícolas recibieron recompensas, como palas...
Kai Pacha Foods - Bringing quinoa diversity to the market in Peru
Kai Pacha Foods is a new social enterprise working to bring quinoa diversity to the international market. It uses an innovative approach that...
Traits for taste: Spicing up the chilli market in Bolivia and Peru
Whether you like your chilli (Capsicum) peppers mildly spicy or ‘burn in the mouth’ hot, Peru and Bolivia have more than enough chilli varieties to...