Peru is advancing its agro-export sector through major irrigation projects like Chineca and Majes Siguas II, aiming to transform desert regions into fertile agricultural lands. Chineca is set to irrigate over 30,000 hectares in Áncash, leveraging the new Port of Chancay, while Majes Siguas II plans to irrigate 60,000 hectares by redirecting water from the Apurímac River to the Colca area. Gabriel Amaro, the president of AGAP, highlights the critical role of these projects in boosting Arequipa's agro-export capabilities and calls for a new agrarian law to modernize small-scale agriculture with supportive incentives.
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Currently, various relevant projects are being developed in Peru, which will further boost the country's agro-export sector. In this context we spoke with Gabriel Amaro, president of the Association of Agricultural Producers Guilds of Peru (AGAP), who commented on the progress of Chineca and Majes Siguas II. Chineca is an irrigation project designed for Áncash that has been waiting more than 60 years to become a reality. It was proposed to irrigate the pampas of Chimbote, Nepeña, Casma and Sechin. Amaro commented that the water project has been waiting for years to be completed, which seeks to incorporate more than 30 thousand hectares into modern agriculture. He added that the project is located in the region where the Port of Chancay will be located, which ends this year. "It is an infrastructure that was planned, the agricultural public policies that the country has, together with other regulatory issues and the opening of markets, will serve to give a boost to Peruvian ...
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