Peru: Inacal seeks to improve the quality, marketing and competitiveness of Amazonian fruits

Cocoa, aguaje, camu camu, sacha inchi, pitahaya, copoazú, cocona, green banana, among other Amazonian fruits represent the economic support of thousands of families in the Peruvian jungle, due to their great commercial potential in national and international markets. And to continue promoting its competitiveness, the National Quality Institute (Inacal) has been promoting the development of Peruvian Technical Standards that establish quality standards in the production processes of these fruits. “Inacal has been working so that producers and farmers in the departments of: Loreto, San Martín, Madre de Dios and Ucayali, incorporate the more than 17 Peruvian Technical Standards (NTP), with the purpose of promoting the quality requirements of these important fruits of great acceptance in the markets,” indicated the executive president of Inacal, César José Bernabé Pérez. He also reported that with the application of these Peruvian Technical Standards, the aim is to strengthen each of ...