Small producers in Moquegua, Peru, achieve certification to export 1,223 tons of cucurbits

(Agraria.pe) As part of the country's agro-export growth, the National Agrarian Health Service - Senasa announced that small producers from Moqueguano have certified their fields of crops, allowing the export of 1,223 tons of cucurbits such as squash, watermelon, and zucchini to be authorized. Italian and melon. According to the official registry, during the first month of the campaign, 66 production sites were certified, located in the sectors of Charsagua, San Antonio, Valle, Estuquiña, Samegua and Chen Chen, in the district of Moquegua. Moquegua produces different varieties of cucurbits, its campaign culminates in December, highlighting with a higher production the pumpkin crops (585.94 ha) and watermelon (193 ha), managing to commercialize the national and international market, the most important being the Chilean market. Phytosanitary certificationThe certification of places of production is the first step for the export of this product to any international market; Importing ...