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Government made official declaration of emergency in the agricultural sector

Government made official declaration of emergency in the agricultural sector

This last Saturday, March 19, the Executive made the emergency declaration of the agricultural and irrigation sector official, in which the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) will present a Agricultural Emergency Plan.

The measure had already been anticipated by President Pedro Castillo in his presentation to Congress on Tuesday, March 15.

According to Supreme Decree No. 003-2022-MIDAGRI, published in the legal regulations of “El Peruano”, which bears the signature of the president, Pedro Castillo, and the minister, Oscar Zea, the declaration that will last 120 calendar days obeys the effects generated by COVID-19the increase in the prices of agricultural inputs at the international level that have been aggravated by international conflicts that negatively impact Peruvian agriculture, the national economy and food security.

The rule stipulates that the Midagri will have a period of 10 days, starting on March 20, to approve an Agrarian Emergency Plan. This will contain as lines of action, mechanical equipment and training for agricultural producers; forms of association, prioritizing cooperativism; optimization and diversification of financial and non-financial instruments for agricultural producers; agricultural inputs and certified seeds, prioritizing organic or ecological production.

Likewise, it proposes mechanical equipment and training for agricultural producers, forms of association, prioritizing cooperativism, optimization and diversification of financial and non-financial instruments for agricultural producers; agricultural inputs and certified seeds, prioritizing organic or ecological production.

The Midagrithrough the General Directorate of Statistics, Monitoring and Political Evaluation, will be in charge of monitoring the measures contained in the Emergency Plan, which will mainly serve small family farming.

Source: Larepublica

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