Passion fruit: challenges and opportunities to boost its competitiveness and exportation

The III International Congress of Passion Fruits, organized by the Association of Exporters (ADEX) and the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA), concluded with the following recommendations: to maintain the health of the passion fruit crop, to release high-quality varieties, to promote good agricultural practices, and to generate alliances to define solutions to the problems of the crop. The event brought together international experts from Brazil and Colombia who, along with those from Peru, analyzed the main challenges and opportunities of this production chain from a comprehensive perspective in terms of genetics, agronomic management, health, post-harvest, and commercialization. The main objective of the academic meeting was to enhance the presence of the value chain of Peruvian passion fruits in various markets. To this end, the thematic axes included the competitiveness of this crop, genetic resources in nurseries, new technologies applied to agronomic ...