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Midagri announces that fertilizer plant will be ready in a period of two years

Midagri announces that fertilizer plant will be ready in a period of two years Midagri announces that fertilizer plant will be ready in a period of two years

The head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Oscar Zeaannounced this Sunday, April 24, that within two years Peru will have a petrochemical fertilizer plant to manufacture urea and others, a demand from agricultural producers in the midst of the crisis facing the sector. In an interview with TV Peru, Zea He […]

Government made official declaration of emergency in the agricultural sector

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 […]

Peru is one of the leaders in the world production of organic coffee

Peru is one of the leaders in the world production of organic coffee Peru is one of the leaders in the world production of organic coffee

According to the reports corresponding to the year 2020 provided by the official certification entities, and recently systematized by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture (IFOAM) and the Research Institute of farming Orgánica (FiBL), based in Switzerland, Peru and Ethiopia, have become in recent years the world leaders in the supply of organic coffee, grown […]

“Milk powder is cow’s milk,” says the dairy industry

“Milk powder is cow’s milk,” says the dairy industry “Milk powder is cow’s milk,” says the dairy industry

One week after the national strike of dairy farmers, the Dairy Committee of the National Society of Industries (SNI) affirmed this last March 8 that powdered milk imported by companies in the sector for the elaboration of final products if it is “Cow milk”. It should be remembered that on February 27 the Ministry of […]

Dairy farming in times of lean cows

Dairy farming in times of lean cows Dairy farming in times of lean cows

(Special envoy to Cañete). The times of lean cows plague the national dairy farming and, more than a biblical and apocalyptic expression, it summarizes the crisis that the sector has been going through for more than a year. The Cañete Valley basin has been one of the collection centers for companies such as Gloria and […]

In 15 days, 10 supreme decrees would be presented to promote the second agrarian reform

In 15 days, 10 supreme decrees would be presented to promote the second agrarian reform In 15 days, 10 supreme decrees would be presented to promote the second agrarian reform

The head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Oscar Zea, announced that in the next 15 days his office would present 10 supreme decrees to promote the second agrarian reform and care measures for small rural producers. “One of the measures is the creation of a water fund for our basin headwaters, […]

Midagri built 150 phyto-toldos in the Junín region to facilitate vulnerable crops

Midagri built 150 phyto-toldos in the Junín region to facilitate vulnerable crops

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that it built a total of 150 fitotoldos in six districts of the provinces of La Concepción, Jauja, Junín and Yaulí through the Agro Rural executing unit. The facilities are part of the second agrarian reform and are intended to give farmers family producers spaces with a […]

Midagri: Requirements are established for importing carrot seeds from Chile

Midagri: Requirements are established for importing carrot seeds from Chile

The Ministry of Agriculture (Midagri) established the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) of origin and provenance in the Republic of Chile. Through the director’s resolution Nº 0002-2022-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSV, published today in El Peruano, it was established that the shipment must have the phytosanitary import permit issued by the National Agricultural […]

Wanuchay: find out the payment schedule for the S/ 350 bonus for small farmers

Wanuchay: find out the payment schedule for the S/ 350 bonus for small farmers

The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that, as of Tuesday, January 18, farmers with less than two hectares will be able to collect the Wanuchay bonus, of S / 350. This bond is one of the measures implemented by the Government to mitigate the impacts of rising prices of agricultural inputs. The […]

Midagri: small and medium producers sold their products for more than S/ 94 million

Midagri: small and medium producers sold their products for more than S/ 94 million

The Sierra y Selva Exportadora program, of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), managed to get small and medium-sized producers to market their products for more than S/ 94.5 million during 2021. 56% of this amount came from the national market and 44% from the international market. In addition, it meant a year-on-year […]