The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) ruled out this Monday that the Government has negotiated a reduction of the Special Bonus for Agricultural Work (BETA) to reactivate the activities of the sector, especially agro-exports. Hours after a group of protesters took over a section of the Panamericana Sur, at kilometer 263, in the […]
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Iruro irrigation project: when will construction of the dam for Arequipa and Ayacucho begin?
He Iruro irrigation project It will be located between the regions of Arequipa and Ayacucho. This large-scale work had the objective of adding around 10,250 hectares under an irrigation system. However, it experienced several interruptions over time. According to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), the long-awaited project has finally been unlocked. What […]
Midagri: 8 regions increased their agricultural exports until September
The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that between January-September of this year, Agroexports grew in 8 of the country’s 24 departments. In detail, in the mountain region, the growth of agricultural exports of Apurimac (+19.3%), in products such as ptall, the rest kiwicha, potato even if they are cooked in water or […]
Targeted proposals to reactivate family farming
Agrarian Reactivation and credit lines The agricultural unions propose the recreation of the Agricultural Reactive to capitalize farmers who are currently in debt in private banks. According to Anaximandro Rojas, president of Conveagro, the initiative will allow small farmers to “reintegrate into agriculture.” The estimated fund for this program is S/3,000 million. For the same […]
Budget 2024 includes S/439 million for Peru to adapt to new trade standards
These weeks are key for the approval of the 2024 public budget, a proposal that was submitted at the end of August by the Executive Branch and is currently being discussed by the Congressional Budget Commission. Given this, the head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Alex Contreras, explained how the resources allocated […]
Readjustment to agrarian law announced following business request
The agrarian promotion law (Law 27360), created at the end of the Alberto Fujimori as a temporary measure, It was in force until the end of 2020 and was repealed due to social rejectionespecially from agro-export workers who, for years, demanded salary improvements considering the boom and the tax facilities that this norm – also […]
Government allocates S/52.6 million to carry out prevention works due to El Niño
The Peruvian Government authorized the transfer of up to S/52 million 655,237 in favor of various local governments whose districts are declared in a state of emergency to finance activities for preparation and response to the imminent danger or disaster due to the impact of the El Niño Phenomenon and associated dangers. The resources, specifically […]
Peruvian agricultural exports to the Pacific Alliance grew 5.1% until September
2023 has been characterized as a difficult year for agriculture due to weather events and social conflicts that have occurred in the country. However, despite this complicated scenario, theace agroexports from Peru to the countries of the Pacific alliance Until September of this year, they totaled US$724 million, which meant an increase of 5.1% compared […]
European Union detects phosphonic acid in Peruvian organic quinoa
The Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Jennifer Contreras, reported that the European Union (EU) detected the existence of non-permitted chemical residues (phosphonic acid) in Peruvian organic quinoa production, due to causes that are still the subject of research. Before the Agrarian Commission of Congress, the head of Midagri announced that no Peruvian quinoa operator […]
Potato production in Peru will be industrialized to promote its export
The Executive Branch made official Law 31920, which promotes the potato industrializationwith the aim of promoting the agro-industrial activity of this tuber and stimulating the supply of its derivatives in different markets and exports. The law, published this Wednesday, November 8 in El Peruano, details that the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) will […]