The Agro Exports of Organic Native Products and Environmental Security in Peru

Abstract

The study objective is to analyze agro-exports of organic products and environmental security (certification) in Peru. Agro-exports are the second generator of foreign currency for Peru. The descriptive, comparative-graphical method and the polynomial curve are used. In 2019 traditional agro-exports and non-traditional agro-exports contributed 11% and 89% of total agro-exports respectively, the main markets were the United States (35%) and the Netherlands (15%). Peru is the world's leading exporter of native functional products (called superfoods) quinoa and maca. Quinoa is the most demanded native agro-export product internationally. It was found that during the period 2000-2019 the main Peruvian agro-exports of non-traditional products with a vertiginous growth are fruits and vegetables. For the year 2019, fruit agro-exports in terms of FOB value in millions of US - contribute 56% to the total of non-traditional agro-exports. The increase in fresh grapes, fresh blueberries and fresh avocados is remarkable. Environmental security in terms of the area for organic production affects 51% of agro-exports. Peru promotes organic production from the producer to the final consumer and the certification of organic products in the production, transformation and marketing processes.

Emprendimiento del agronegocio de aguaymanto (Physalis peruviana L) en la provincia de Hualgayoc

“…Este crecimiento se debe, en gran medida, a la creciente demanda de su fruto fresco, lo que posiciona al aguaymanto como una actividad agrícola prometedora con perspectivas favorables en el mercado (Coayla & Bedón, 2021).…”

“…Es destacable que Perú se destaque como uno de los principales generadores de iniciativas emprendedoras a nivel mundial, con una alta fecundidad en la creación de proyectos emprendedores (Hermawan & Thoha, 2022;Ortiz-Regalado & Medina-Miranda, 2023). Además, Perú lidera la exportación global de aguaymanto y ocupa el segundo lugar en las exportaciones de este fruto, reflejando un crecimiento significativo y perspectivas sólidas en el ámbito de las exportaciones (Coayla & Bedón, 2021). Sin embargo, el aumento de productores de aguaymanto ha generado una competencia intensa que resulta en pérdidas debido al exceso de oferta y la escasa demanda.…”