Colombia already has a potato production management plan for the next 20 years

The Minister of Agriculture, Jhenifer Mojica, led this Friday the National Potato Council, a space in which the Productive Management Plan was made official with the purpose of benefiting nearly 100,000 peasants and producers who are dedicated to this crop and more of 250,000 people who work in its production in 280 cold climate municipalities of 18 departments. Jhenifer Mojica: "Potato is a very important product to consolidate Colombia as an agri-food power, that is why we want a potato that doubles its production. The Potato Productive Management Plan is a work route so that productivity grows with better agricultural practices in relation to the environment, a more sustainable production for food security is crucial for humanity. With the leadership of Fedepapa we are going to create an Implementation Unit so that the Plan is not a dead letter."He also mentioned the importance of the potato POP in terms of post-harvest actions to secure the market, price drops and promote ...