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The local economy relies on various sources of income, such as quinoa agriculture, llama and alpaca farming, as well as tourism and crafts. Additionally, there are four minefields in the area, which were supposed to be cleared by the Chilean government in accordance with the Ottawa Treaty before the year 2020.
Farm animals plowed the soil, and the abundance of sheep, llamas, and alpaca, used as a form of insurance income against bad weather, made overgrazing common, thus further eroding the soil and lessening soil fertility. [22]
Alpacas were domesticated thousands of years ago. The Moche people of Northern Peru often used alpaca images in their art. [6] Traditionally, alpaca were bred and raised in herds, grazing on the level meadows and escarpments of the Andes, from Ecuador and Peru to Western Bolivia and Northern Chile, typically at an altitude of 3,500 to 5,000 metres (11,000 to 16,000 feet) above sea level. [7]
Livestock can serve as insurance against risk [45] and is an economic buffer (of income and food supply) in some regions and some economies (e.g., during some African droughts). However, its use as a buffer may sometimes be limited where alternatives are present, [ 46 ] which may reflect strategic maintenance of insurance in addition to a ...
The term ranch comes from the Spanish term rancho, itself from the term rancharse, which means “to get ready, to settle in a place, to pitch camp”, itself from the military French term se ranger (to arrange oneself, to tidy up), from the Frankish hring, which means ring or circle.
Rank Country Meat production (in tonnes) Year 1 China 92,948,520 2022 2 United States 47,530,724 2022 3 Brazil 30,397,944 2022 4 Russia 12,244,950 2022 5 India ...
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Wheat cultivation, cattle farming, silviculture and salmon aquaculture are the main agricultural activities of Zona Sur. In northern Zona Sur Araucania Region was known until recently as "Chile’s granary". Wheat in Araucanía continues to be the main crop; however, production of oats and lupine has increased significantly.