The head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Oscar Graham Yamahuchi, assumed the presidency of the Council of Governors of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (FIDA), a United Nations agency that provides resources to improve agricultural productivity. The official will serve for two years. Graham assumed this responsibility from today, by virtually […]
Tag: farming
Peru together with Canada, Colombia and El Salvador will protect the soil together with IICA
Updated on 02/15/2022 06:14 pm The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) announced the adhesion of Canada, Colombia, El Salvador and Peru to the Living Soils of the Americas restoration initiative. The project promoted by IICA and the Ohio State University Carbon Management and Sequestration Center (C-MASC), led by scientist Rattan Lal, links science, […]
Fertilizer prices will peak
By Jackeline Cardenas I. In 2021, the international fertilizer price index accumulated a growth of 163.9%, which has a great impact in Peru, since 89.5% of fertilizers are of imported origin. This sustained increase makes the development of agricultural activity more expensive and raises the final price of food, said Carolina Ramírez, director of Economic […]
Agricultural production remained in 2021 with 3.6%
The small agriculture still has great challenges and opportunities to be increasingly included within the agro-export chain. One way is to integrate small farmers to create platforms that work with cold chains that allow quality products to be brought to the world, said Mario Salazar from Frío Aéreo, at the seminar “Agribusiness and regional development” […]
BCRP: private formal employment rose in November, leveraged by agriculture
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) reported that total formal employment nationwide increased 2.6% in November 2021 compared to the same month in 2019, continuing with a recovery trend and registering a positive rate for the fourth consecutive month since the start of the pandemic. In the accumulated January-November, this employment registered a growth […]
Agro Rural offered more than 16,600 tons of guano from the island at a social price to farmers in 2021
The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that, during 2021, through Agro Rural, it allocated around 16,673 tons of guano from the islands (organic and artisanal product) at a social price for small family farming of 23 regions of the country. In that sense, he mentioned that a total of 33,777 families accessed […]
Arequipa: Majes Siguas II could still be saved from the expiration of the contract
By: Elizabeth Huanca and Elmer Mamani There is still a glimmer of hope for the Majes Siguas II project. The president of the Arequipa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIA), Luis Caballero, made contact with the representatives of the Angostura Siguas concessionaire. They told him that the Contract expiration process will last six months. If […]
Midagri: they have the creation of the National Council for Agrarian and Rural Development
The government of President Pedro Castillo ordered the creation of the “National Council for Agrarian and Rural Development“, For the purpose of issuing, within a period of no more than 120 days, a technical report containing proposals for actions and coordinated measures to promote agricultural and rural development Through Supreme Decree No. 001-2022-MIDAGRI, it is […]
Midagri: sale of guinea pigs doubles in the province of Amazonas
The Association of Agricultural Producers of Nuevo Horizonte de Zarumilla, belonging to the district of Chirimoto, was able to increase and double the monthly commercialization of its guinea pigs slaughtered to supply the main restaurants in the province of Rodríguez de Mendoza, in Amazons. This is thanks to the co-financing of its Business Plan, in […]
Agrobanco gave loans for S / 746 million throughout 2021
Agrobanco reported that, from January to December of this year, they disbursed more than S / 746.5 million in agricultural and livestock loans. Thus, 89,344 small agricultural producers were benefited, and loans exceeded the amounts of the last three years. The state bank specified that 62% of the total disbursements were through the resources of […]