Follow-Up Audit of USAID/Peru's Alternative Development Program; Audit rept

摘要

The U.S. Government has made a large commitment to fighting drug production and narcotics trafficking throughout the Andean Region. Peru ranks second behind Colombia and ahead of Bolivia in the cultivation of coca, with 51,400 hectares under coca production in 2006. This represents a 7 percent increase from 48,200 hectares in 2005. Coca has long been produced in Peru for traditional use by segments of the highland population. However, the amount of coca used for legal purposes is a small percentage of the coca actually grown, as the majority of the coca is sold to narcotraffickers. The U.S. Governments long-term counternarcotics strategy in Peru is composed of three elements: interdiction, eradication, and alternative development. USAID/Peru takes the lead in implementing alternative development activities.