Peru
Jotto Agro-solutions
Jotto Agro-Solutions is part of Kristal Group SAC, which is a larger conglomerate of companies that focuses primarily on international trade, agriculture, and construction. In addition to having 30 years of experience in Peru, Kristal Group offers Jotto an extensive network across multiple industries, a well-structured head office, and a seamless import and export department.
Potato in Peru
The potato has been essential to the diet of Peruvians for millennia. Archaeological evidence indicates that potato was cultivated in the Peruvian Andes 8 000 years ago, and recent research suggests the potato's center of origin lies in Peru, just north of Lake Titicaca.
Today, Peru's farmers cultivate four species of potato - Solanum tuberosum plus three other species exclusive to the Andes.
Peru is also Latin America's biggest potato producer, with a record harvest in 2007 of almost 3.4 million tonnes.
Top potato producing regions in Peru are Huánuco, Huancavelica, Junín, Apurímac, Ayacucho and Arequipa.
Annual consumption in Peru is a high 80 kg per capita. The potato is produced mainly by small farmers, at altitudes of from 2 500 m to 4 500 m in the central Andes, while a smaller area in coastal valleys is devoted to irrigated commercial production.
