El árbol de la tara (CAESALPINIA SPINOSA) es una leguminosa que crece en las cuencas del Pacífico y del Atlántico. Para fines productivos crece en un rango de 800 a 3 100 msnm. La tara es un árbol que resiste a las plagas y enfermedades; para subsistir necesita poca agua y, para una óptima producción, requiere de 400 a 600 mm de lluvia anual. Los frutos se cosechan a partir del cuarto año en un promedio de 20 a 40 kg por cosecha. Si se tiene manejo agroforestal tecnificada se puede cosechar dos veces al año. Los frutos de la tara son recolectados y comercializados por los lugareños a los acopiadores locales. Los frutos de la tara, por sus productos químicos que poseen (hidrocoloide, tanino y galactomanano), se utilizan como materia prima en muchas industrias. En la época prehispánica se usaba en la medicina folklórica y en el proceso de teñidos. Desde hace 10 años, son com...

Peru is the largest producer and exporter of dust tare, with the depatment of Cajamrca one of the first produsers. To increase their production, in recent years several reginal governments have given impetus to reforestation projects with this plant. In the province of Cajamrca, is located micro San Juan Basin, which is a revine which has 1400 families engaged in agriculture and animal husb andry staff, their land plots which are not allowed to be good income. In the year 2006, they collected 430 Tm fruit tare and the selling price of the quintal was S/.130 soles. from observations, we can say that it is technically feasible to reforest the micro basin with the tree tare, exist to do so close to 1500 hectares of arable land infertile and farming.

Peru is the largest producer and exporter of dust tare, with the depatment of Cajamrca one of the first produsers. To increase their production, in recent years several reginal governments have given impetus to reforestation projects with this plant. In the province of Cajamrca, is located micro San Juan Basin, which is a revine which has 1400 families engaged in agriculture and animal husb andry staff, their land plots which are not allowed to be good income. In the year 2006, they collected 430 Tm fruit tare and the selling price of the quintal was S/.130 soles. from observations, we can say that it is technically feasible to reforest the micro basin with the tree tare, exist to do so close to 1500 hectares of arable land infertile and farming.