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In January 2024 it will be known which country will carry out stage III works of Chavimochic

In January 2024 it will be known which country will carry out stage III works of Chavimochic In January 2024 it will be known which country will carry out stage III works of Chavimochic

In January 2024, it will be announced which country will carry out the works of the third stage of the Special Project Chavimochic (PECh), because one of the countries participating in the international tender -Canada and the Netherlands- has requested an extension of the deadline to present its offer, explained the general manager of the […]

Farmers in northern Panama are losing everything in the midst of the mining crisis

Farmers in northern Panama are losing everything in the midst of the mining crisis Farmers in northern Panama are losing everything in the midst of the mining crisis

“I lost lettuce, cabbage and I am saving the potato because it lasts a little longer, but if there is no opening of the streets, we are also going to lose that production”Elfry Rigoberto Rodríguez, one of the thousands of small producers affected by the road blockades that are disrupting the economy, told EFE. Panama […]

Regenerative agriculture, key to reducing the greenhouse effect

Regenerative agriculture, key to reducing the greenhouse effect Regenerative agriculture, key to reducing the greenhouse effect

Companies of the food sector drive in Latin America regenerative agricultural practices to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions greenhouse effect coming from the agriculturewhich represent 24% of global emissions. That is why, within the framework of World Energy Saving Day and World Day against Climate Change, which are celebrated on October 21 and October 24 […]

Comprehensive water system of the Chancay valley: how many jobs would it generate in Lambayeque?

Comprehensive water system of the Chancay valley: how many jobs would it generate in Lambayeque? Comprehensive water system of the Chancay valley: how many jobs would it generate in Lambayeque?

He Comprehensive water system of the Chancay valley–Lambayeque it’s a megaproject that will generate intensive investment, technological innovation and jobs with impact in the regions of Peru. This million-dollar project, promoted by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) and the Regional governmentalso means social growth and potential benefit due to agro-export agriculture. What […]

Puno is one of the hardest hit by economic recession

Puno is one of the hardest hit by economic recession Puno is one of the hardest hit by economic recession

After the Minister of Economy, Alex Contreras, admitted that the Peru is in recession, the regions are analyzing the situation of each of them. The president of the Chamber of Commerce and Production FistFrancisco Aquise, indicated that the highland region is the hardest hit by the economic recession. The most affected sectors are tourism, agriculture, […]

More than 115,000 farmers are dedicated to organic production

More than 115,000 farmers are dedicated to organic production More than 115,000 farmers are dedicated to organic production

In Peru there are around 118,061 farmers who are dedicated to organic production, of which 94% belong to the family agriculturewho carry out this activity in compliance with national organic standards and international requirements, in partnership with group operators. Likewise, according to the latest information provided by the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa), organic production […]

El Niño phenomenon: agriculture will continue to be affected in the north

El Niño phenomenon: agriculture will continue to be affected in the north El Niño phenomenon: agriculture will continue to be affected in the north

From a technical point of view, the forecast for the agriculture is not at all encouraging for the coming months and among the causes are attributed to climatological factors such as El Niño phenomenon which has affected, for example, mango production in the north and another factor is the technical management of production. “There are […]

Oxfam warns of deep crisis in Peruvian family farming

Oxfam warns of deep crisis in Peruvian family farming Oxfam warns of deep crisis in Peruvian family farming

Peruvian agriculture is mired in a deep crisis. COVID-19, the fertilizer crisis and climate change have successively hit the sector, with family farming being the most affected due to the insufficient and short-term response of the Peruvian State, warned the new research “Family farming in times of crisis in Peru: diagnosis and recommendations” from Oxfam […]

Global sugar and corn prices rebounded

Global sugar and corn prices rebounded Global sugar and corn prices rebounded

The reference index of international prices of food products calculated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) remained largely stable in September – compared to August – as the decline in the prices of vegetable oils, dairy products (- 2.3%) and meat (-1%), in the face of the notable increase in […]

Climate change affects tourism and agriculture in southern Europe, according to the ECB

Climate change affects tourism and agriculture in southern Europe, according to the ECB Climate change affects tourism and agriculture in southern Europe, according to the ECB

He climate change will affect tourism and agriculture in the countries of southern Europe and the Mediterranean, therefore their maximum productivity in the medium term, warns the European Central Bank (ECB). In an article in the ECB’s next economic bulletin, published this Wednesday, the monetary entity’s economist Miles Parker considers that doing nothing against climate […]