February 27, 2019 | Articles
Famous Chuño provides Peruvian growers with better income
Wild potato varieties grow high in the mountains of the Peruvian Andes where above 4,000 metres, hiking is a challenge due to thin air. Despite the wealth of potato biodiversity, the farmers in this region are generally very poor. To help them, the Belgian non-governmental organisation (NGO) Trias has been active in the region now…