With added value, the artichoke could be present all year round in Argentina

Although in Argentina it is called artichoke, the group “Alcachofas Platenses” also chose to use a name that was known throughout Latin America. It was formed in 1994, within the framework of the first edition of the Rural Change program, when the production of this vegetable was in sharp decline. And it was key to rescuing it and even to improving the technologies used for that crop. Its members are mostly descendants of Italian producers from the farms located in the south of La Plata, who sought that the tradition of this crop is not lost. Although they have already managed to obtain their geographical indication, they still believe that there is a long way to go to increase the consumption of this vegetable, which is still strange for many consumers. “Today there is no lack of production. We have much more than what goes on the market, but we have to work so that the product is known. It is consumed near the capitals and sometimes it does not arrive in the interior. It is ...