Last week the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alex Contreraspresented the United Plan, which includes 25 measures to reactivate various economic sectors, including agriculture, which is facing its deepest crisis in more than two decades. However, the program It includes only one measure for agricultural recovery aimed at small producers. This is a fund that will provide financing to producers, with an amount of S/1,000 million. The National Agricultural Convention (Conveagro) considers this amount to be insufficient.
The president of Conveagro, Amaximandro Rojaspoints out that this fund would be enough to serve only between 30,000 and 50,000 producers, “which is insignificant for the 2.2 million producers nationwide.”
“We consider that this emergency plan requires a budget of approximately US$10 billion, an amount that is justified by the serious damage caused by climate change and other factors.“Rojas said in a press conference.
Reactiva Agrario, what does the proposal consist of?
The union, which represents 19 institutions in the country’s agricultural sector, also presented a series of measures to contribute to the reactivation of national agriculture, including a program Reactive exclusive for this sector. The estimated fund for this initiative is S/3,000 million.
“This Agricultural Reactive It is so that the producer can have fresh money because he needs to reintegrate into agriculture. “Now he has no capital and is indebted to the private banks,” said Rojas. In addition, he added that This credit support will help farmers not lose their land due to debt. “We need the State to give us a fund at low rates so that we can generate our capital again,” he mentioned.
Although this measure would favor agricultural producers who are already integrated into the financial system, the union leader pointed out that Those who are not yet part of private banking could benefit from this measure through the Agrobank.
In October, Conveagro presented to the Executive a series of proposals to face crises in agriculture. Photo: Hernán Torres/La República
In the package of proposals that Conveagro already delivered to the Executive in October, the delivery of a agricultural assistance bonus of S/1,000 to cover the primary needs of producers. This benefit has a cost of approximately S/1,900 millionIn addition, it should be delivered to farmers registered in the Register of Agricultural Producers.
“It is the only way to help the rural producer who, due to inclement weather, could not harvest his harvest or lost all of his assets. This will allow him to at least recover,” Rojas highlighted.
Source: Larepublica
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