Bovine Milk in Andean Peru: Pastures

Authors

  • Adolfo Vásquez Díaz Agroproducer, Plant and Farm Animal Breeder, Malecon Almirante Grau St. 180, Lajas District, Chota Province, Cajamarca Region, Peru
  • Marino Vásquez Díaz Agroproducer, Plant and Farm Animal Breeder, Malecon Almirante Grau St. 180, Lajas District, Chota Province, Cajamarca Region, Peru
  • Vásquez E. F. Biologist, Peruvian Collegue of Biologists, Regional Council Lambayeque III (P.C.B. 14719), Lambayeque Region, Peru Peruvian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology–PSBMB, Lima, Peru Biophysical Society–BPS, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 1110, Rockville, MD 20852, Maryland, USA

Keywords:

Human nutrition, bovine milk, Peruvian Andes, poverty, pastures

Abstract

Modern world faces a malnourishment crisis; two billion people with micronutrient deficiency and around 200 million children under five are either stunned or low-weighted. In rural areas such as that of Peruvian territory, the scenario is more prevalent and linked to poverty. Milk as a dietary complement produce is poorly consumed in Peruvian Andes and in Peruvian territory, early estimates indicate that no more than 10 kg/year/person of milk is consumed in the Andes. A comprehensive initiative to increase milk production and cheaper market offers are required to invest as a starting point on pasture—Scarcity and Diversity, both issues concern the landscape of The Andean Mountain Range. A long-term initiative directed at increasing milk production and consumption at lower prices should both increase income for agroproducers and decrease nutrient-deficiency malnourishment in urban and rural areas. Similar approaches should be assessed by under-developed and other developing nations.

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Published

2021-09-16

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021)

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