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CENPAT and the Ceferino Namuncurá Foundation are promoting a pioneering initiative that seeks to leverage recycled water to produce food safely and sustainably.
Yellow Tumbay potatoes produced in Yarumayo will be exported frozen.
"The quality potatoes are loaded, but the rest are not wanted." The price doesn’t cover costs, and there are difficulties with contracts.
The price should rise in October
The Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) reports 1,900 manzanas of potatoes planted in August. This planting will ensure the availability of potatoes in domestic markets.
"Nematodes weren’t enough, and now this," says a farmer in front of his potato field destroyed by hail.
In Nariño, the alarm is ringing: potato producers in Colombia are facing a profound crisis that has already lasted for about nine months.
Domestic oversupply, declining exports of processed potatoes, and an uncompetitive dollar are hitting potato producers across the country. How is the crisis impacting the pockets of consumers and merchants?