Dataset for: Utilization of Rapid Survey of Agrobiodiversity Tools for the Assessment of Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species (NUS crops) Diversity in Ucayali, Perú

A total of 250 farmers in the Pucallpa corridor, Peru, were surveyed using ArcGIS Survey 123. Each farmer's field was physically visited, and the "Rapid Agrobiodiversity Survey" tool was used to identify the species and varieties of Amazonian tubers. classified as Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species (NUS), in each household. In each household, accurately determining the characteristics of the species. This process generated a comprehensive dataset comprising seven different crops: cassava (Manihot esculenta), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), aerial potato (Dioscorea bulbifera L.), achipa or chuín (Pachyrhizus tuberosus), pituca (Colocasia sp., Xanthosoma sp.), dale-dale (Calathea allouia), and sacha papa (Dioscorea bulbifera). This dataset also contains information on variety characteristics, seed systems, non-food uses, food uses, reasons for discontinuation of cultivation, lost varieties, and reasons for maintaining varieties.