Although the population of farmers in the Arequipa area exceeds 60 thousand, arrival from fertilizer that the government has not yet acquired, a little more than 800confirmed by the President of the Council of Users of the Southern Macroregion Saul Duran Extremadoiro.
The leader clarified that the measure will not solve the problem Agricultureespecially since these little more than 800 people represent only 4% of the real population, the rest will remain in distress.
He noted that at the latest meeting of the Decentralized Council of Ministers, the government announced that it would allocate more than SGD 348 million for buying fertilizers, but this will not benefit a large number of farmers.
“As for fertilizers, the truth that they bring is that there are not many of them, and the news that they told Arequipa is that there are 803 registered residents who will receive fertilizers, and there are about 60,000 producers in Arequipa. So that’s actually a concern too, because in the registries that they manage, they do it themselves, not with a committee of users, so I don’t know how they would do it, so at least 800 out of 60 thousand manufacturers – it’s practically zero,” he explained.
94% of manufacturers are not counted
Although the government is ready to support producers who manage less than 5 hectares of land, the spokesman explained that they contribute only 7% of the land supply. local markets; In addition, the beneficiaries will be those who live in the highlands of the region or the inter-Andean valleys where natural fertilizers are used.
“They go to manufacturers in the highlands and most of them do not use chemical fertilizers, they use natural fertilizers. Thus, the largest amount of chemical fertilizers is used on the coast, in the inter-Andean valleys, in the jungle, and in the entire upper part of the small producer, communities almost do not use fertilizers, ”he explained.
Saul Duran noted that most of the farmers who supply to local markets they will not receive support, so essential products will not interfere with price increases in the coming months.
Source: RPP
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