After participating in a series of meetings with regional authorities, within the framework of the
11th GORE-Executive meeting, Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Fabiola Muñoz announced that Peruvian quinoa can now be exported to China —the world's largest market.
Her remarks were directed to governors of Arequipa, Puno, Tacna, Ica, Moquegua, and Cusco regions, members of Peru's Southern Regional Association.
Muñoz and the governors agreed to hold a meeting in Lima next week to discuss the projects required to provide water to said regions of the country.
This measure would benefit some 20,000 quinoa producers in Cusco, Puno, Ayacucho, Huancavelica, and Arequipa regions.
She said her office will work along with regional authorities to obtain the certifications required to ship
Peruvian quinoa to China, whose market will benefit small-scale farmers, mainly from high Andean regions.
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Published: 7/2/2019