New crops released by INIA favor the economy of more than 25 thousand farmers in Spain

Published 2021년 7월 21일

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The National Institute for Agrarian Innovation (INIA) of MIDAGRI in Peru has launched 30 new crops with increased production, pest and disease resistance, and improved nutrient and vitamin levels over the past three years, benefiting over 25,000 small and medium farmers. These farmers have also been aided by 12 modern laboratories and 654 innovation and research projects, investing over 160.5 million soles, which have improved the quality of 81 productive chains including key crops like coffee, cocoa, rice, avocado, and quinoa.

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The release of 30 new crops with high genetic value and the implementation of 12 complexes of modern laboratories by MIDAGRI's National Institute for Agrarian Innovation (INIA) has allowed that in the last 3 years, more than 25 thousand small and medium farmers from throughout the country, can improve the quality and competitiveness of their agricultural production with an agro-export approach, this was announced by the head of INIA, Jorge Maicelo Quintana. These new cultivars, developed and released by INIA through its Agricultural Experiment Stations in the regions, are characterized by increasing production between 10 to 12 tons per hectare, are resistant to pests and diseases, have adequate levels of nutrients and vitamins, as well as they adapt to various weather conditions. Among the varieties that INIA-MIDAGRI has released are La Capoteña rice, Acollina and Señor del Huerto quinoas, Killu Suk hard yellow corn, Costacen beans, La Bondadosa sweet potato, La Frondosa kiwicha ...

Source: Redagricola