Chile: Producing and exporting organic table grapes, the new challenge for regional agriculture

In the context of the expected entry of the Systems Approach, which would allow entering markets in the United States, a Corfo Technology Diffusion Program is being developed, executed by Asoex, which seeks to minimize the use of agrochemicals in regional crops, for which Various actions are being carried out, such as the release of natural enemies that control pests. It is no mystery to anyone that organic fruit is healthier and, in addition, can fetch better prices in the markets, especially in the United States. For this reason, in the Coquimbo region, the production of organic table grapes for export is being promoted through some pilot programs and dissemination workshops. One of the projects that is prospering in this area is a Corfo technology diffusion program, executed by the Association of Fruit Exporters (Asoex), whose objective is to minimize the load of agrochemicals in the region's grape orchards and ensure that a large number of farmers manage to become producers of ...