Purchase of urea for farmers is still delayedThus, in order to mitigate more than three unsuccessful purchase processes, the Council of Ministers approved the supply of Fertibonos; namely, economic support for the purchase of fertilizers, which can be collected until June 30, 2023.
Benefit will be delivered agricultural producers owning or leading agricultural land up to 10 hectares, in order to meet the requirements of the 2022-2023 agricultural campaign and provide the population with food.
“The Supreme Decree has been approved to provide a bonus to farmers so that they can buy fertilizer, regardless of the fact that we continue to purchase urea, which is in full process. The distribution of guano from the island will also be accelerated,” he said. Prime Minister Anibal Torres, after the meeting.
The aforementioned decree authorizes in an extraordinary manner Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) providing financial support for the purchase of chemical fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potash -NPK, etc. through the AGROPERÚ Foundation
The State of Emergency Ordinance authorizes MIDAGRI to exclusively provide individual monetary support to agricultural producers who cultivate up to ten hectares using chemical fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – NPK) through the AGROPERÚ Foundation.
What conditions must manufacturers fulfill in order to receive Fertibono?
Midagri put forward some conditions for receiving financial support. The main one will be registration in the Register of Agricultural Producers and Their Organizations in Value Chains created by the Fifth Final Additional Rule of Law No. 30987.
The beneficiaries will have to manage an area of less than 10 ha; In addition, grow foods that Midagri prioritizes in the decree. Fertibono will not be delivered to those who work in the public sector and are included in the Centralized Public Sector Payroll and Human Resource Data Register.
The amount of individual cash support provided to each agricultural producer will be determined based on the average price difference for the main fertilizers, which are sources of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium for crops, as of August 15, 2022, in relation to the average prices at the national level, registered in 2019; in such a way that an individual financial support in the amount of one bag of urea is assigned.
Source: RPP
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