The Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Angel Maneroannounced new measures to face the crisis generated by the overproduction of mango in Lambayeque. Given the saturation of the market, both national and international, Manero asked farmers not to sow more mango over the next three years. The public official explained that the Mango overproductionafter a […]
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Peruvian agricultural exports would grow 3.2% in 2024, according to Adex
For this year, Peru is expected to raise US$10,525 million, according to the director of CIEN-Adex, Edgar Vásquez Vela, which would represent an increase of 3.2% compared to 2023. It is worth noting that agricultural dispatches achieved an increase of 12.3% in the first two months of the year, resulting in income of US$1,862 million, […]
Ministry of Agriculture ensures stability of food prices
The destructive passage of El Niño Costero in 2017, which remained in the retina of all Peruvians after devastating Punta Hermosa and anticipating the creation of the already sentenced Authority for Reconstruction with Changes (ARCC), caused the price increase of 390 of the 532 products from the basic family basket, according to data from the […]
Government will provide direct subsidies of up to S/10 million to farmers who lose crops
The Executive Branch ordered the strengthening of the Guarantee Fund for the Field and Agrarian Insurance (Fogasa) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), through the publication this Tuesday of legislative decree No. 1572, which modifies Law No. 29148. The device is made official as part of the legislative powers granted by the […]
Red onion price reaches an all-time high!: how much is it and why did it increase in value?
Besides of lemon, a new product in the family basket has increased its price. It’s about the Red onion, indispensable input in Peruvian food. As indicated Christian GarayGeneral Director of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (midagri), the price of this vegetable has reached the historical maximum […]
In 5 years, associativity in the agricultural sector would reach 50%
After a wait of almost two years, the head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), nelly paredesannounced that the regulations of the Law no. 31335which seeks to strengthen the association of producers in agricultural cooperatives, will finally be published in the coming days. In accordance with Miguel Mendozamanager of the Peruvian Association […]
Agricultural inputs would be reduced by 15% in 2024
The entry into force of the new law that strengthens water user organizations (Law No. 31801), will reduce production costs associated with agricultural inputs, says Eduardo Contreras, general manager of the National Confederation of Water Users’ Boards of Peru (Conajup). In the opinion of the union representative, the rule that facilitates the purchase of products […]
Organic agriculture: the healthy food option that employs 110,000 producers
In the farm of Alicia Gonzáles, in pachacamac, there is an avocado plant that was planted 60 years ago and produces half a ton of fruit during each campaign. It is in the center of the plot and is the largest tree in the fields. It is surrounded by dozens of crops distributed in small […]
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. […]
Fertiabono: more than 600,000 producers benefit from monetary support
More than 600,000 agricultural producers have benefited from the payment of the Fertiabono I and II economic subsidy, reported the head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Nelly Paredes del Castillo, after participating in the start-up ceremony of the caravan to Puno “With Punche Perú Agro, Midagri is ensuring the agricultural campaign. […]