The mango oversupply was one of the main problems that farmers faced at the beginning of the year. In Piura and Lambayeque, tons of this fruit were thrown to the Panamericana Norte and protests were carried out to demand immediate solutions to the government. However, the responses of the head of the Ministry of Agrarian […]
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Conveagro rejects Midagri proposal to suspend mangoes sowing for three years
The overproduction of mango in regions such as Piura and Lambayeque has been affecting the economy of farmers. Given the fall in prices and the lack of buyers, many of them choose to give the fruit or carry out protest actions to get the attention of the authorities. And it is that the excessive offer […]
Poverty lags: They ask to work directly with farmers in the valleys of Lima
The loss of crop areas in its valleys and the progressive reduction of the agricultural workforce in Lima aggravate the food vulnerability of the Peruvian capital, which after reaching poverty peaks in 2023 can only supply 3% of its population with its own crops. , reveals a new study by the NGO Cesal, carried out […]
The reality of climate change in South Sudan: drought, plagues and famine
The effects of climate change are already a reality for farmers South Sudanese like Samuel Yuot Nyok, who in recent years has seen the harvest drastically reduced by periods of extreme drought, a change in the seasonality and intensity of rains and the timely arrival of pests that spoil food. In the background, the food […]
Government delivers from S/400 per hectare to farmers: what is the coverage of Catastrophic Agricultural Insurance?
This is free insurance for farmers whose crops have been damaged. Check how to request it and what is the maximum amount you can receive. Join the La República WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar today in Peru: what is the exchange rate for this Saturday, February 3 How much should I earn per month […]
Farmers begin the ‘siege’ of Paris and the Government asks them to limit the protest
The farmers French began this Monday the ‘siege’ to some of the main access roads to Parisbetween warnings from the Government so that this action is limited and does not harm the lives of citizens. Since early in the afternoon, hundreds of tractors have begun to block several of the highways and national roads that […]
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 […]
Amazon deforestation falls 22.3% in 12 months to July
The deforestation in the Amazon Brazil’s rainforest slowed 22.3% in the 12 months to July, government data showed on Thursday, showing the smallest devastated area in the world’s largest rainforest since 2018. Around 9,001 square kilometers of the jungle were cut down between August 2022 and July of this year, according to data from the […]
“They put a price on everything”: organized crime hits the pockets of Mexicans
Two abandoned plots stand out among gigantic crops of lemon and banana in ApatzingánMexico. Its owners were preparing the land to plant, but they preferred to leave when the organized crime He came to extort them. In this agricultural municipality in the state of Michoacán (west), as in many others in Mexico, criminals act as […]
Crisis led to closing agricultural campaign in red
Last year, the Peruvian agricultural sector went through one of the most serious crises on record. A first trigger for this situation was the war between Russia and Ukraine, which exacerbated the fertilizer supply crisis, which had already been worsening due to the pandemic. Anaximandro Rojas, president of Conveagrodetails that this crisis hampered the regular […]