Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the Bolivian Altiplano

In order to raise the low agricultural production of the Bolivian Altiplano - a densely populated region of valleys and ridges between the eastern and western Cordilleras - the Government has requested assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A grass-roots agricultural improvement programme, centred around a selected group of farmers in a priority area, is being implemented, involving the dissemination of improved seeds and more suitable livestock breeds; the development of irrigation; and the establishment of producer, marketing and credit organizations.
Cordillera Real towers above 13,000 feet level of the Altiplano - a harsh environment for agriculture and stock raising. [Exact date unknown]