Agriculture will have S/1,070 million for the reactivation of infrastructure and interventions that will include cleaning canals, reported the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
The aforementioned resources were transferred to various entities of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, such as the National Agrarian Health Service, the National Water Authority and the National Forestry and Wildlife Service.
“These measures have a quick impact and will strengthen the competitiveness of the sector that generates the most employment in Peru. In addition, actions will be promoted that will improve and make the use of water more efficient, and productive development tools will be promoted to generate a significant change in the conditions of the sector,” the MEF specified.
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The transfers will also be used to carry out interventions for the cleaning of 63,784 km of canals and drains through maintenance actions and clearing of irrigation infrastructure.
In addition, it will seek to rehabilitate 1,420 km of canals and irrigation system, develop 645 lakes for water reserves and finance 843 business plans.
The latter, according to the estimates of the Ministry of Economy, would benefit 30,290 agricultural producers from more than 45 production chains, which will include producers of cocoa, coffee, guinea pigs, milk, and potatoes, among others.
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-Among the measures is also the delivery of resources to the Fund for the Financial Inclusion of Small Agricultural Producers.
-The objective is that this fund, through incentives such as a reduced interest rate, gives more than 35,000 credits to small farmers.
