Peruvian coffee is on the way to improving its yields and generating more benefits

08:00 | Lima, Aug. 28. By William Rios Rosales In the case of coffee, this variable becomes even more important as it is a product that is traded in the commodity market, since the capacity of producing countries to negotiate sales prices is practically nil. For this reason, actions aimed at increasing the income of coffee-growing families should focus mainly on improving production levels and efficiency in crop management. The low technical capacity of the producers, the high incidence and severity of pests, and deforestation in coffee farms were identified as the direct causes that explain the low levels of productivity and environmental sustainability of this grain. Peru seeks to improve the yield of the coffee production as one of the key objectives of the action plans and strategies related to the sector, the head of the Directorate of Agricultural Development and Agroecology of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) comments to the Económika Supplement ...