Arequipa, nov. 16 .- An unusual frost recorded three days affects about one thousand hectares of farmland southwest of Arequipa, reported the Chairman of the Board of Users of Chili Unregulated Zone, Percy Del Carpio.
He explained that the damage was concentrated in the districts of Chiguata, Polobaya, Pocsi, Characato Mollebaya and Quequeña .
estimated that 40 percent of the crop which covers products bring bread and potatoes, corn and beans, and the remaining 60 percent alfalfa.
"Crops will not offer the performance expected at the time of harvest, which worries the farmers who live only for this activity," he said.
He said that local authorities began assessing the damage caused by frost, to solicit support for the agriculture sector and restore partially damaged crops. Del Carpio
a felt need for shelters and safeguard the animals because it is feared that this other ice and the rainfall in this time of year are common.
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