Partida is included in the Con Punche Peru Agro plan. Initiatives will be aimed at unlocking emblematic irrigation projects, empowering farmers and efficiency in services to rural men, according to Agriculture Minister Nelly Paredes.
The owner of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), nelly paredespresented this noon the plan With Punche Peru Agro, to which a total of S/1,070 million has been allocated. The objective is to unblock the emblematic irrigation projects, encourage small producers and promote the access of more products to international markets.
The framed measures of the aforementioned plan are oriented towards water management, the empowerment and competitiveness of farmers and efficiency in services to rural men. “Within the framework of water management, we are going to work on the maintenance of the irrigation infrastructure, rehabilitation of canals at the national level and the natural infrastructure and productivity of irrigation,” Paredes explained at a press conference.
Thus, according to the minister, Maintenance of the infrastructure of 17,850 irrigation systems in 23 departments will be carried out, with a total length of 63,784 kilometers of cleaning of canals, drains and micro-reservoirs.. The measure will be implemented through executing nuclei and will generate more than 3.1 million wages, with an investment of S/330 million.
S/469.7 million will also be directed to implement Investments for Optimization, Marginal Expansion, Rehabilitation and Replacement (IOARR), which includes 905 irrigation system rehabilitation projects with an extension of 1,420 kilometers of canals in 16 departments, among others.
Business Plans for Farmers
Paredes explained that one of the driving actions of small producers is the financing of 1,086 business plans for S/207.7 million to finance enterprises of producers, that consider productive reconversion and, above all, the empowerment of rural and indigenous women at the national level.
He also pointed out that S / 49 million has been allocated to the Fund for the Financial Inclusion of Small Agricultural Producers (FIFPPA) to make loans cheaper for farmers. Likewise, Midagri will have S/2.5 million to issue binding environmental opinions to expedite processes and have greater capacities to shorten waiting periods.
Market empowerment
Finally, regarding the strengthening safety and quality standards to promote agricultural competitiveness, Paredes reported that an investment of S/21.4 million has been allocated. This will contribute to improving avian flu controls, as well as the optimization of agri-food safety processes, seeds, organic production and agricultural inputs.
In addition, 640 itinerant markets will be promoted De la Chacra a la Olla to benefit small family farming producers who, in an organized manner, can obtain new business opportunities, promote ventures, encourage associativity and access to better services. An allocation of S/4 million is contemplated.
On the other hand, yesS/15.6 million has been allocated to Serfor. What is destined is oriented to activities of forest management and wildlife in the Amazon to cover the information gap for sustainable use and generate a favorable impact on international trade and maintain the competitiveness of the forestry sector. 1,573 qualifying titles are sought for forest exploitation.
Source: Larepublica
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