State policy: Peru promotes law to stimulate the industrialization of potatoes

In Peru, a law promoting the industrialization of potatoes has been enacted to create favorable conditions for investment and stimulate agro-industrial developments. The country's potato production reaches 6 million tons, and the goal is to encourage and revitalize the supply to attract various sectors of the local and export markets. The law, published last Wednesday, November 8th, in El Peruano, details that the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (Midagri) will promote technical assistance to potato producers in activities related to "improving production quality, technification, transformation processes, and, above all, in the identification of markets and financing alternatives." These activities are carried out through its programs, projects, or general directorates, as appropriate. In turn, Senasa will implement a technical assistance and support program to promote the use of certified seeds in potato cultivation, both for seed producers and users. For this ...