Peru lands an agreement with Bolivia to promote the commercialization of agricultural urea

The ministries of Hydrocarbons and Energies from Bolivia and Agrarian Development and Irrigation Peru signed an agreement to promote the commercialization of urea for agricultural use, within the framework of the actions carried out by the Executive to support small farmers.

On the occasion of the “Presidential Meeting and VI Binational Peru-Bolivia Cabinet”, Víctor Maita and Franklin Molina, holders in each of their portfolios, signed the agreement in the presence of the presidents Pedro Castillo and Luis Arce who, for their part, reiterated the commitment to promote bilateral relations with a view to the second agrarian reform.

“The agreement with the sister country of Bolivia, for the promotion of the commercialization of urea for agricultural use, is part of the actions carried out by the Peruvian Government to support rural women and men in the face of the increase in fertilizer prices”, Maita Frisancho remarked.

The purpose of the agreement is to support the promotion of the Bolivian commercialization of urea in the Peruvian market, for agricultural use under conditions of mutual benefit for the parties and subject to the technical and economic feasibility and availability of said product.

Part of the problem of food prices around the world is due to a skyrocketing international price of fertilizers, such as urea. It should be noted that Peru, despite having the raw material for the production of phosphates (another type of fertilizer) in Sechura, Piura, does not have any petrochemical industry that supplies its farmers.

Island guano, a form of organic fertilizer, does not cover more than 2% of the demand. The rest of the synthetic fertilizers are imported, so the price of the dollar also plays a key role in this dilemma, with Peru being a country with an agricultural tradition par excellence. Here the saying of “Peru exports the raw material, and brings it back already processed” is fulfilled.

Various experts have pointed out that the production of fertilizers from phosphates in the northern deserts requires an energy source. In this sense, for the State to build a direct gas pipeline to this field, would facilitate the way for the public or private sector to start producing the fertilizer, which, if we had at this time, we could sell at high prices throughout the world. world. But we don’t have it.