They seek to make Peru the largest exporter of blueberries in the world

Peru has given what to talk about in recent years in agro-export matters. For some, the Chavimochic project has been the reason for this, since through this instrument irrigation has been given to the lands of the Chao, Virú, Moche and Chicana valleys, located in the La Libertad region.

This fact has brought with it the diversification in the production of crops, among them the blueberry, a fruit that is projected for the present campaign as one of the most prolific fruit and vegetable items in the Andean country.

Carlos Valverde, responsible for the agricultural extension of the Chavimochic project, estimates that the production of blue berry in Peru will be 76. 000 tons at the end of the current season, which would leave profits in the order of US $ 600 millions.

In Valverde's opinion, the growth of the blueberry industry in Peruvian territory is noted, noting that in 2017 the international commercialization of the fruit exceeded US $ 280 million, which represented 30% of the sales of the nation's agro-export industry.

But Valverde goes further, and projects that for the 2019-2020 season the export of blueberries will finally reach the 100. 000 tons, which would translate, according to him, into US $ 800 millions. He said that the following campaign, that is, the 2021 campaign, the Peruvian blueberry could bill US $ 1.000 million.

“These data confirm that blueberries would become Peru's main agro-export product, surpassing grapes, coffee, and avocados. Blueberries would make Peru the world's leading exporter of the sweet and sour berry," says Valverde.

In Peru there are more than 3.000 hectares destined to the cultivation of blueberries, according to the figures that Carlos Valverde manages. He believes that this increases the commitment of large agribusiness and farmer associations that are linked to the Chavimochic plan.

Technological empowerment  

The blueberry process is quite specialized, so it requires an adequate process and technology to be successful. However, Chavimochic has developed an alternative technology to benefit farmers.

Carlos Valverde comments that soils with salts of 1.2 to 1.5 milligrams per cubic meter are needed, in addition to having a pH that should range between 4.5 and 5.5. For this reason, he adds, this type of soil is being brought from the part of the mountains, which is selected and put in pots with a 70% to 80% rice straw.

These pots, explains Carlos Valverde, can be watered through a drip system, according to the number of plants and the capacity of the farmers' association. "We are working on other alternative products with farmers to continue promoting them, because the objective is to benefit everyone equally because the market and the projection is quite wide and the only thing they need are the tools", highlights Carlos Valverde.

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