FTA between Peru and the EU has allowed the development of products related to family farming such as coffee, cocoa, organic bananas, quinoa, mango, avocado

(Agraria.pe) The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Peru and the European Union (EU) has allowed the development of products linked to family farming in our country such as coffee, cocoa, organic bananas, quinoa , the mango, the avocado that has been developing gradually in the mountains, among others. This was indicated by José Alberto Muro Ventura, head of the General Agricultural Directorate (DGA) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, who explained that the main exports that have been developing from Peru to said market are 55% at the level of fruits , coffee 15%, asparagus 9%, cocoa 5%. He indicated that through the FTA with the European Union, Peru has obtained preferential access for 99.3% of its agricultural products and 100% of its industrial products. In the case of family farming, the trade agreement provides the necessary conditions for some emerging products to consolidate in this market, increasing their presence, where they are recognized for their ...