Environment Minister Modesto Montoya on Wednesday affirmed that Peru will cease to be dependent on imported food as the Second Agrarian Reform is promoted and industrialization begins in the countryside,
"Announcements have been made regarding problems that may arise in the food sector. We have been significantly dependent on imported food for many years," the government official said at a press conference held at the Government Palace.
"Peru imports noodles, rice and other products that affect our production. People in other countries, mainly in Europe, consume potatoes, and we consume rice. We have to change this situation," he added.
Montoya explained that the Second Agrarian Reform is the fundamental process to change this situation.
"We have to focus on industrialization. Peru, through Minam, will rewrite a new history, which is the true history of the country's independence, because nowadays independence is technological," he commented.
In this regard, the Minister of the Environment remarked that the natural products of the land must also be processed so that they can create value for the producers.
"It is well known that Peru produces high-quality cacao and sells it abroad at very low prices. However, we buy value-added cacao products and we pay up to 30 times more for them. We are going to change the history of Peru using technology," he stated.
His remarks were made at the launch of Kusikuy (Quechua word for "joy"), an app that promotes and markets products grown using ancestral techniques.
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Published: 6/1/2022