Conservation of high mountain ecosystems through the recovery of native seeds
One of the main problems of the páramo ecosystem (altitudinal belt of the tropical mountain between 3,000m and 4,000m) is conventional potato production. The use of agrochemicals in food production is degrading the ecosystem and polluting the water that reach more than 8 million inhabitants of the city of Bogotá, capital city of Colombia.
Author: Oscar Nieto Méndez , Jaime Aguirre
Organization: Corporación Familia de la Tierra
Year: 2018
Country/ies: Colombia
Geographical coverage: Latin America and the Caribbean
Type: Fact sheet
Full text available at: https://www.fao.org/3/CA2467EN/ca2467en.pdf
Content language: English