Peru: In the face of the banana crisis, they propose that producers migrate to organic sugar crops

"Cane cultivation is manageable, more resistant, it is adaptable and, above all, it is viable," said Santiago Paz. "The sugar mill has an established demand, so we need 3 thousand hectares to start the project," he added. "The hectares of bananas can become the hectares of organic sugar," he clarified. For the businessman, the great advantage of producing cane for export is the exemption from tariffs, such is the case, that "Peru would not pay to enter the product into the European Union." "Paraguay is our competition in terms of cane, but this country pays 420 euros per ton that enters the market," Santiago Paz explained. As recalled in 2011, Peru was considered a safe country, because it was an organic banana. However, in recent years, pesticide residues have been found in it, which has created an ...