With nearly one million hectares planted, expert Adrián Poletti explains what Argentina still needs to do to exploit

Consultant Adrián Poletti is one of Argentina's experts in the production of legumes and also one of the protagonists of the strong growth process that this sector is experiencing in recent years. With more than 880 thousand hectares planted in the last 2024/25 campaign, the harvests of beans, peas, and chickpeas are gaining new production areas, new markets, and contributing to agricultural sustainability. But there is still something missing to reach the peak. What is missing? Poletti says that precisely what is missing are new varieties. And he emphasizes that among the scarce genetics that exist in Argentina, there are no legumes, as in other countries, that have the quality of being able to cook faster. It seems crazy, but there would be one of the keys to development. We will get to that part of an interesting interview that Poletti gave on Radio Perfil later. Initially, the expert spoke about the chickpea, which is like the great agricultural revelation of recent years in ...