The first fertilizer plant in Peru will be built in Piura and will generate more than 10,000 jobs

Piura. With 104 votes in favor and zero against, bill 3138-2022 was approved, which declares the construction of the phosphate rock fertilizer plant in the Piura region. The author of this bill is Congresswoman Maricruz Zeta Chunga, who highlighted the benefits of this forceful approval. Regarding this, she said that it will be the first fertilizer processing plant in Peru and will be built in the province of Sechura in the Piura region and will employ more than 10,000 people.

“Farmers from all over Peru will have access to good phosphate rock fertilizer and best of all, at reasonable prices, since studies announce that we will save 70% because we own the raw material. Likewise, the execution of this project will energize the economy because we will have the opportunity to export this product that we hope to enjoy very soon,” he explained.

He also declared that between March 2011 and May 2022, Peru has imported more than 40% of the total tons of fertilizers from Russia, which means excessive prices for purchases from that country. On this, the congresswoman considered that this problem could change with the start-up of this processing plant, since the food safety and the national economy will be revitalized.

In April of last year, the Ministry of Development of Family Agriculture and Agrarian Infrastructure and Irrigation, Rómulo Antúnez said that it is intended to turn Piura into a competitive producer of fertilizers nationally and internationally, and in national food security.

Crops are lost due to lack of fertilizers

Last year, farmers in northern regions such as PiuraLambayeque and Tumbesexpressed their outrage at the loss of their crops as a consequence of the lack of fertilizers. This sector is in favor of this processing plant to access this product in a timely manner and thus boost agricultural production.

Prices are expected to balance with the processing plant

The increase of food price of basic necessity, it is also a consequence of the scarcity of fertilizers, for this reason, the small agricultural producers they expect execution in the shortest possible time.

farmers need help

The farmers of Piura lamented the losses of 7 million soles as a result of the strong rains and huaicos in the north. They demanded better prevention work by the authorities, since these floods They are recurring when there is an emergency due to rain.

agricultural insurance

The head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Nelly Walls of the Castlereported that to date the amount of compensation from the Catastrophic Agricultural Insurance (SAC) for agricultural producers in the regions affected by heavy rains and floods amounts to S / 4.5 million.