Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Tropical Andes mountains

Agriculture and pasture production in the Tropical Andes region

Agriculture

Pasture

The Andes best-valued agricultural products

Production Thousand tonnes

Value Million US$

60

120

Bolivia Ecuador Peru

COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA

50

100

FRANCE GUIANA

VENEZUELA

VENEZUELA

40

80

Equator

30

60

ECUADOR

ECUADOR

20

40

BRAZIL

10

BRAZIL

20

PERU

PERU

Quinoa

0

0

2000 2005 2010 2013

Thousand tonnes Production

Value Million US$

Cropland intensity Percentage

Pasture land intensity Percentage Less than 20

20

60

BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA

Less than 20 20 to 40 40 t0 60 More than 60

50

20 to 40 40 t0 60 More than 60

15

40

PARAGUAY

PARAGUAY

Cereal production Million tonnes, 2012

Cereal production Million tonnes, 2013

30

10

3 000

1 000 500 100 50

CHILE

CHILE

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

20

1 000 500 100

5

10

(Lamas, Alpacas...) Camelids

Potatoes

Sorgum Wheat

Rice, paddy Maize

Pig Rabbit

Chicken

Goat

0

0

Source: FAO statistical database, SEDAC, CIESIN Database, accessed November 2015

Cattle

2000 2005 2010

35