Paraguay is landlocked country, bordered by Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. With few mineral resources, Paraguay’s economy revolves around agriculture. The agriculture sector is comprised of food crops and cash crops.

Following are the few food crops of Paraguay:

The major food crops of Paraguay are – maize, manioc, peanuts and beans. Manioc is the staple of the Paraguayan diet and is cultivated in almost every area of Paraguay.

Other main food crops are sorghum, sweet potatoes and rice. Several types of beans were cultivated in Paraguay such as – lima beans, peas and French beans. But because of increasing profitability in other crops, bean production had been declining. Peanuts were often intercropped with cotton.

The unique crop of Paraguay is yerba mate plant and it was grown in entire country. But in 1970s and 1980s, its production fell down, as many farmers switched to more profitable crops.

Maize was also one of the most rapidly growing food crops of Paraguay. Just like manioc, maize was also cultivated in whole country, but in Paraguari, Caaguazu, Itapua and Alto Parana, the large amount of maize was cultivated than other villages.

One of the traditional crops of Paraguay was white corn, but yellow corn was becoming common, especially on larger farms. Most corn was used for domestic human consumption; nearly one third of domestic corn consumption took place in the form of feed grain for livestock sector. Some of excess corn was exported to Argentina and Brazil as per weather conditions and annual output.

Farmers of Paraguay cultivated other vegetables, spices and fruits for both, domestic purpose and export. Most common fruits are citrus fruits, plums, pears, peaches, watermelon, papayas, grapes, apples and many more. Vegetables production included squash, carrots, onion, garlic, gourds and tomatoes.