Colombia already has a potato production management plan for the next 20 years

This Friday, at the National Potato Council, the Ministry of Agriculture formalized the Productive Management Plan for this sector, which seeks to benefit nearly 100,000 peasants and producers who are dedicated to this crop and more than 250,000 people who work in their production. “Potato is a very important product to consolidate Colombia as an agri-food power, that is why we want a potato that doubles its production. The Potato Productive Management Plan is a work route so that productivity grows with better agricultural practices in relation to the environment, a more sustainable production for food security is crucial for humanity. With the leadership of Fedepapa we are going to create an Implementation Unit so that the Plan is not a dead letter," said the Minister of Agriculture, Jhenifer Mojica. He also mentioned the importance of the plan in terms of post-harvest actions to secure the market, price drops and promote import substitution so that the peasant economy grows. ...