Economy of Puerto Caicedo

lang="EN-US">In the town of Puerto Caicedo who has most affected unemployment is the population with secondary education and above that of 2000 - the 2003 passage of 8.7% to 12.8% and 5.9% to 17.7% respectively.

The high rate of deforestation 1,608 hectares / year 28,823 hectares degraded Area Level of coli forms in drinking water exceed the permissible Limited soil productivity is lost through accelerated erosion and fauna Fishing decrease the rate of annihilation of the other resources natural, especially forest

Basic economic activities of the municipality belong to the following sectors: agriculture, livestock, trade, education, the service sector, public employment and small scale manufacturing and mining.

The rural economy of the municipality is based on coca production, which in turn requires a number of chemicals that are applied without any technical criteria, generating a high degree of contamination by toxic power and the volumes used in the coca-growing area existing. The eradication of illicit crops through aerial spraying, adding significantly to pollution detrimental to wildlife, crops and domestic animals, water and fisheries, and health of the inhabitants of the sprayed areas, subsistence agriculture, the natural and livestock products, the latter based primarily aquaculture and livestock resources.

For the rural sector there are a number of institutional offerings unplanned from the municipal perspective, leaving result in incomplete projects that have not made it possible to consolidate the sector effectively with municipal and departmental development, and this has contributed to the negative impact of biotic, physical and socioeconomic environment.