Chile: Ministry of Agriculture and INIA deliver 10,000 kilos of potatoes to community organizations in Magallanes region

The “Magallanes Potatoes” program has just delivered 10,000 kilos of ware potatoes to 20 community organizations in the area with the aim of providing social support to different people and families in the area, thanks to the positive externality of the seed potato harvest of the Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) Kampenaike, which is financed by the Regional Government of Magallanes. Regarding this, the Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, described this institute's project as "exceptional" because with the support of the regional government they went "from 2,000 kilos of potatoes per hectare to 40,000, that is, twenty times better productivity," adding that what lies behind these positive results are “good seeds, work, irrigation, technical assistance capacity, a protection system against the Patagonian cold and applied technology. Different authorities from Magallanes were also present at the delivery of these sacks of potatoes, including: the director of INIA ...