The first regional weather forecasting system in Peru will begin operating in July, providing assistance to the Agriculture Ministry, the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service and the International Potato Center (CIP). Meteorologist Guillermo Baigorria of the CIP says the pilot model of the climate map will be tested in Cajamarca in the northern mountains and will provide weather information to farmers.

This will be a state-of-the-art program that will receive data from similar sites worldwide.