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Recent rains brought relief to potato farmers in Perote, who had been enduring weeks of drought. They still remember the losses suffered last year due to overproduction and falling prices .
The Councillor for Primary Sector, Valentín González, emphasizes that the purpose of this initiative is to establish an emotional connection between the consumer and the local product, highlighting the daily effort involved in producing each potato f
Next week they will begin exporting red varieties to the neighboring country, although the price remains low.
Farmers in Boyacá are asking the government of Abelardo de la Espriella to fulfill the promises made to the agricultural sector.
The dire situation is due to a combination of falling stock prices and a fuel price that they consider prohibitive for the business.
The rate of warming has increased to 0.35°C every 10 years, compared to 0.2°C for the period between 1970 and 2015.
Heavy snowfall blocked crucial border crossings between Argentina and Chile, causing logistical delays and complications in the timely delivery of Chilean potato seeds to regional markets such as Uruguay and Brazil.
Potato growers are encouraged to focus on cleaning their storage facilities and to submit their chlorpropham (CIPC) residue sampling results before the approaching deadline.