Kión and pitahaya could be the next stars of Peruvian agro-export.

One of them is kión, especially organic kión, whose demand is on the rise. Also pitahaya, which is already being produced in various regions of the country, although in incipient stages. "It could be the next success story like the blueberry". The minister indicated that in order to ensure the effective access of our products, her ministry works in an articulated manner with the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), with the National Service of Agrarian Health (Senasa), in the opening of new markets and the establishment of new sanitary protocols. "We coordinate very closely with the Senasa, which is a highly respected authority in the Latin American region; it is very technical, quite efficient and effective, which has shown us very concrete achievements in the last year," she asserted. For example, she detailed, the market for pecans, the market for frozen products, was opened in China. Markets for various of our products were also opened in Brazil and ...