Only what is published gets in
The limitEvery data point needs a dated public source. Organizations that do good work but do not publish their programs, results or calls are left out or have thin profiles, especially associations, cooperatives, local governments and small NGOs.
Strategic readingMissing public information is itself an ecosystem gap: if an entrepreneur cannot find a support program, for them it does not exist. Publishing calls, requirements and results is a cheap way to widen reach.
It counts organizations, not capacity
The limitThe map shows who supports and where, but not how much money moves, how many places open, the quality of support or the results achieved. A small program weighs the same as a large fund.
Strategic readingTo decide where to invest or whom to partner with, the count is a starting point, not a conclusion. The next step is to cross it with amounts, places and results, which almost no one publishes in a comparable way today.
It shows supply, not demand
The limitWe know which organizations serve each stage and region, but not how many biobusinesses exist at each stage or what they need. So the gaps are supply gaps: where there is little support, not where it is most needed.
Strategic readingThe missing piece is how many biobusinesses exist, at what stage and what holds them back. That is the question of the ecosystem report, and the one that turns «there is little supply» into «here supply falls short».
Projects are half published
The limitMany cooperation and government programs do not publish budget, implementer, regions, beneficiaries and end date in one place. International databases such as IATI cover only some donors and rarely reach the level of each biobusiness. Also, the same project appears under its funder, its implementer and its partners, so the map records it only once, under the implementer.
Strategic readingWithout a common project registry it is hard to see duplication, gaps or continuity between phases. A shared dashboard of bioeconomy projects, with implementer, amount, region and end date, would be a public good for coordinating cooperation.
Private investment is barely visible
The limitImpact investment and debt funds rarely publish their Peru portfolio, deal sizes or terms. What is known comes from closing announcements, press notes or global reports that do not separate Peru or biobusinesses.
Strategic readingWithout deal data it is impossible to know how much capital reaches biobusinesses, at what stage and at what cost. An anonymous deal registry, even by ranges, would help funds show the market and entrepreneurs negotiate better.
Credit to biobusinesses is not identified
The limitFinancial statistics record loans by company size and sector, not by biobusiness. Public credit lines such as the Biobusiness Program report aggregate figures and are channeled through savings banks and cooperatives that are not actors in the map.
Strategic readingThere is no way to measure how much credit reaches the bioeconomy or with what default rate. Tagging green and biobusiness loans in banks and microfinance would open the door to better designed guarantees and rates.
Sales and exports are mixed together
The limitCustoms codes do not separate a native biodiversity product from a conventional one, or a certified product from an uncertified one. Lists of certified operators are not published in full in open formats.
Strategic readingThe size of the biobusiness market and the contribution of each certification cannot be measured precisely. Better trade data would show the value biodiversity already generates and guide trade promotion.
Impact is not measured the same way
The limitEach program reports impact with its own indicators (families, hectares, sales, carbon), in different years and without a common baseline. The map does not evaluate results or compare organizations by impact.
Strategic readingWithout common indicators it is hard to know what works and scale it. A minimum set of shared biobusiness metrics, such as sales, families, hectares conserved and survival after support ends, would make results comparable.
Documented presence is not real coverage
The limitA department counts only if a source shows work there. A Lima headquarters does not count as presence, and national organizations appear in every region when filtering, even if their actual work is concentrated in a few.
Strategic readingDepartments with few organizations may have little support or little record; both are opportunities. For a funder, a region with high production and few documented organizations is a place to ask before assuming.
One role and one stage simplify
The limitEach organization has one main role and its stage comes from that role. Many do several things at once (fund and support, train and certify), and the classification picks the most visible one.
Strategic readingThe simplification makes the map readable but hides organizations that already combine several kinds of support. Those are the best candidates for partnerships that support a biobusiness end to end.
Products have uneven data
The limitThere is official production by department for 46 products (Midagri, Serfor and Produce, 2023 and 2024), but not for honey, guinea pig, goldenberry or native potato. Of those 46, 7 forest products have partial records and are left out of the gap calculation, which uses the 39 with a complete record. For regional governments, products are value chains prioritized in Procompite, not support already delivered.
Strategic readingProducts without official statistics tend to be those most tied to native biodiversity and local economies. Measuring them better is a public policy gap and a condition for investing in them with information.
It is a dated snapshot
The limitThe map reflects what was published up to the progress date. Cooperation and government programs have deadlines and many end within a few years; the end date is not yet recorded in each profile.
Strategic readingSupport is more fragile than it looks: it depends on projects with end dates. Knowing what ends and when helps avoid gaps and plan program exits before they close.
Who makes it also matters
The limitIt is implemented by Bio Business School and funded by Redesign Lab, which also appears in the map. Initiatives linked to the author follow the same sourcing standard and are declared.
Strategic readingNo project is free of bias, which is why the method, the sources and the ties of those who make it are visible, and any organization can correct its profile or join.
