As with the mangothe Maracuyá It is also going through a crisis due to the overproduction of this fruit. The Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Ángel Manero, recently said that planting has been increasing in the last five years “and at some point we will fall the price.”
“Let’s stop the shelter of Maracuyá too. Let’s start to see other alternatives there as ministry, we can give all the support the plants, even in raspberries. We are going to donate the package, the fertilizers, the free technical assistance so that we try together,” he said In RPP.
Why is there so much production?
The former Midagri, Juan Manuel Benites, explained that in this case there was also an impact on the climatic factor. In this way, water stress altered crops, so an overproduction is observed today.
“The same happened with the potato a few years ago. The cycles have been altered, so the crops that had to leave in September have joined with those of now and that is why we have more fruits in the market. (…) It is also Truth that hectares have increased for this food, “he explained to Peru21.
Given this situation, which could be repeated in the coming years, Benites considered that actions are taken from now on. For example, he said that technical assistance can be improved that allows harvesting.
“You have to see what is happening with the offer, because the climate issue is no longer something sporadic, but we have several cycles like that, so we must take advantage of the situation to find solutions,” he said.
In addition, he pointed out that, in addition to selling passion fruit as fresh fruit, it can be offered as juices and jams, because there are industrial processes that can make those changes. “It is true that the demand for maracuyá has also grown for the high value of vitamin C, but you have to look in perspective,” he added
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