The Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation From Peru, Oscar Zeaassured this Tuesday that his office always works in dialogue with national unions, as well as with small and medium producers.
“Since I am at the head of Midagri we always work under a dialogue with the national unions. We have always been talking with them who have done their outreach, so when I go to the regions, even when there is a crisis, we agree on how to work and what measures to take”, he indicated.
During his participation with members of the congressional board, Zea mentioned that they are working for all farmers and not just one group.
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In that sense, he ratified the injection of S/ 1,800 million for the delivery of credits to small rural producers, especially family farmers, with an interest rate of 3.5%.
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The head of Midagri also stated that his sector is promoting the purchase of 1,000 implemented agricultural tractors that will require an investment of S/ 344 million.
Added the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) will allocate S / 700 million for the acquisition and support to producers in terms of fertilizers, “because we have to guarantee food safety”.
Referring to the producers of the coffee chain in the central jungle, he said that “A budget ceiling of S/ 200 million has been allocated and the delivery of 20,000 tons of guano from the islands”.