Midagri announces that Direcagro has signed a contract for the purchase of urea: “In 40 days it will be in the country”

Minister of Agricultural Development and Irrigation, Jenny Ocampo, has ratified the fourth process for the arrival of urea in the country, as a purchase order was signed with Direcagro this Friday. The Paraguayan company was reportedly able to meet the requirements after the four declared winners filed non-compliance, it was reported.

“We can say that we already have a contract, and, as indicated in the conditions, carbamide will be here in the country within 40 days. As soon as the contract comes into force, now we have to make sure that on the 40th it is in the port of Callao, and we can deal with its distribution, which we are also working on,” he said.

“In 40 days (urea should arrive), as promised by the Direkagro company, with which the supply order was signed. with the last requirement, we will receive this very important contribution by the end of the year,” he added.

In addition, Minister Ocampo emphasized the support of various organizations so that the distribution of fertilizers allows for greater influence. In addition, he said additional outlets are being considered, “realizing that urea is one of the fertilizers, but also that this global crisis will continue, so there is hard work to be done.”

Owner midagri He also recalled that his sector has a bill in Congress that points to a “much more comprehensive” vision for the fertilization process. In this regard, he urged Parliament to speed up in order to prevent a repeat of delays in this type of procedure and thus promote “agricultural development”.

Strategies for the future to avoid problems

The Minister has already indicated that they are working on a “comprehensive strategy” to prevent future problems in providing fertilizer farmers of the country. This, he said, is to take the necessary measures to ensure the food security of the population.

In addition, he calculated that after the completion of the process of purchasing nitrogen fertilizers, a batch of carbamide will arrive at the ports in December by the supplier company.

Regarding the registration of agricultural producers who will benefit from urea, ocampo noted that the registration process for farmers in Register of Agricultural Producers (RPS) ‘Moving fast’ He stressed that there are already more than 990,000 registered manufacturers in the country and the number is expected to reach one million in the coming days.

midagri pointed out that PPP aims to “benefit more than 2,200,000 people engaged in agricultural production”, of which 97% are family farmers.

” PPP provide beneficiaries with various services (…) bonuses (Fertiabono), loans, supply of urea, training, access to digital markets, certified seeds, vaccination kits, as well as information about its products, including,” the ministry said in a statement.

In addition, with the help of said registry, it will strive to “have a real and geographically linked list of field producers, which will allow to solve the national agrarian problem with greater awareness, outline policies and offer solutions to their various needs.”

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