Farmers in Portugal surrender to fruit and vegetable production

게시됨 2021년 1월 9일

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Portugal has seen a significant increase in its agricultural area dedicated to the production of vegetables, small fruits, subtropical fruits, and nuts, despite the loss of arable land since 1989. This growth, highlighted in the United Nations' declaration of 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, includes a remarkable 2792% increase in small berry production, double in subtropical orchards and nuts, and a 12% increase in olive groves. Despite challenges such as water management and the need for connectivity from north to south, the sector has seen an increase in exports, becoming a net exporter of products like tomatoes, apples, and pears. Gonçalo Santos de Andrade, president of Portugal Fresh, remains optimistic about the future, citing potential growth in healthy food markets, particularly in Asia.

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Agricultural area dedicated to vegetables and small, subtropical and dry fruit production has soared in the last decade in Portugal, according to the INE With the United Nations decreeing 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, Portugal stands out with the pose of those is there to win. In vegetables, Portuguese farmers increased the area dedicated to production by 7%, in the ten years that ended in 2019. In fruits, only in the production of small berries, the area had a “remarkable” growth of 2792%. Subtropical orchards more than doubled the area, and so did nuts, according to preliminary data from the agricultural census of the National Statistics Institute. Despite the fact that the country has been losing arable land since 1989, largely due to the reduction in the areas of cereals for grain and potatoes, INE points out that, on the contrary, there was an increase of 42% in the area of legumes for grain, an evolution which the institute associates in part “with ...

출처: Agro Portugal