“We are not lacking optimism, because Peru is one of the most entrepreneurial countries in the world”
AGAP, the Association of Agricultural Producer Guilds of Peru, was founded in 2003 by Peru’s private agricultural sector. The idea was to bring together producing, processing, marketing and exporting companies in order to address industry-wide issues in an institutional manner. Since then, in just over 20 years, the organization has managed to support the agricultural sector in its rapid development to become the world leader in the export of blueberries and organic bananas, second in the export of avocados, asparagus, artichokes and mandarins, third in mango, and fourth in grapes.
“At that time, there were several agricultural organizations, but none of them represented the entire sector,” says Gabriel Amaro, president of AGAP. AGAP works hand in hand with associations such as ProCitrus, ProArándanos, Provid and ProHass, each specialized in different agricultural products, to improve their competitiveness and expand the markets for the agricultural sector and thus generate employment and wealth for the country.
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FreshPlaza Special on Peru (May 2024)
