The Brazilian unit of the operator of raw Materials Bunge released a Monday fintech with $500 million available to provide financing for agreements between farmers and retailers of agricultural supplies. The new business, called Fincrop, will grant credit after a risk assessment focused on social and environmental criteria, the company said. Bunge will verify sustainable […]
Tag: Agriculture
Food insecurity: 4 out of 10 farmers are poor in Peru
He agricultural sector in recent years has been hit by various crises, including the rise in fertilizer prices and weather phenomena such as droughts and heavy rains. This has led to an increase in the level of poverty of farmers. Currently, 4 out of 10 people are poor in agriculture, a situation clearly more critical […]
Hunger and inflation: the consequences of the climate crisis in agriculture
Peruvian agriculture is not going through its best moment. In the last year, the ravages of droughts and rains with intensities not seen in several decades have been suffered, which aggravated the situation of the sector due to the crisis of fertilizers before the ineptitude of the Government to buy them. Now with Cyclone Yaku […]
G7 calls for diversification for resilient and sustainable agriculture
The Ministers of Agriculture of the countries of the G7 highlighted this Sunday the importance of diversifying supply chains agricultural supply and adopt more environmentally friendly practices to achieve resilient and sustainable systems. In a joint statement adopted today at the end of their two-day meeting in the Japanese city of Miyazaki (southwest), the G7 […]
G7 ministers meet to improve agricultural security and sustainability
The Ministers of Agriculture of the countries of the G7 started today in the city japanese of Miyazaki (southwest) the first of two days of meetings in which the improvement of food security and agricultural sustainability will be central. The meetings take place at a time marked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of […]
Rains leave losses of S/63 million in Lambayeque export crops
The heavy rains, which began with the Cyclone Yaku in March and that have been maintained after the passage of this phenomenon, have had a negative impact on various sectors of the Lambayeque region, such as exports. This Monday, April 17, it was learned that the rainfall destroyed 1,266 hectares of crops for export products, […]
FAO on climate change: The scenario is no longer an exceptional situation, neither for Peru nor for the world
—Climate change is taking its toll on us and has an intense impact on the country and it is the farmers, especially those who develop family farming, who are the most affected and with this, all Peruvians are also impacted. It is important to note that our response to climate change today will determine how […]
Agriculture, the main cause of water stress in Latin America
The agriculture is the main responsible for the water stress suffered by the region of Latin America and the Caribbeanas revealed this Thursday at the Water Conference held in the UN from yesterday to Friday. Specifically, agriculture is a 74% of the total water extraction in the entire region, as warned by the representatives of […]
Damages caused by landslides on agriculture were similar to those of the 2017 El Niño phenomenon
He Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that, so far, the effects of the intense rains and mudslides on the agriculture sector are comparable to those registered during the El Niño phenomenon of 2017. Through a statement, this ministry indicated that these damages represent 1.2% of the total national agricultural area in production. […]
Arequipa: second fertiabono will benefit 1,400 farmers
Exit. Government will no longer buy urea and will continue with financial support for agricultural producers to purchase fertilizers on their own. Bonus goes from S/ 389 to S/ 7447. From the Ministry of Agrarian Development (Midagri) the position of the central government was ratified do not buy urea from abroador to support farmers in […]