The value of agro-exports will hit a record high of US$6.5 billion in 2018, Association of Peruvian Exporters (Adex) Chairman Juan Varilias pointed out Tuesday.
According to Varilias,
agro-exports amounted to US$5.9 billion and captivated 145 countries last year.
In 2018, shipments will fluctuate between US$6 billion and US$6.5 billion, he told Andina news agency.
Said projection was based on the expansion of the cultivated area.
Decentralized jobs
In addition, he said the number of farmworkers with health insurance increased from 33,000 in 1999 to 330,000 in 2018.
"Over the past 19 years, agro-exports have grown nine-fold, and
labor formalization has multiplied by 14 [...]," Varilias remarked.
Moreover, Adex head stated the agro-export sector employs a total of 1,495,000 people and expressed optimism in achieving the
goal of US$10 billion by 2021.
"The goal of reaching US$10 billion in agro-exports is just around the corner," he concluded.
His remarks were made in an agro-export sector's lunch that brought leading entrepreneurs to the same table.
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Published: 3/20/2018