News from Peru

09-05-2013 10:50 AM
Peru Plans to Double Agricultural Exports by 2023
Lima, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Peru aims to raise double the value of exports of agricultural products with the agricultural frontier expansion and impro...
08-03-2013 08:51 AM
Peru's agricultural sector boosts trade with Japan
Peruvian agricultural products with added value are taking a larger share in bilateral trade between Peru and Japan, according to Mikio Kuwayama, prof...
27-09-2012 09:16 AM
Peru's coca cultivation increases again, says UN study
Peru's cultivation of coca - the raw ingredient for cocaine - has risen for a sixth consecutive year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said. ...
04-09-2012 09:01 AM
Peru's environment minister hails 'landmark' mining reforms
After a deadly wave of anti-mining protests, Peru's congress will vote on Tuesday on reforms aimed at restoring public confidence in the government's ...
30-08-2012 09:56 AM
For Peru farmers, water and mining don't mix
The farmers who live downstream of what would become Peru's biggest open-pit gold mine oppose the project, known as Conga, for one simple reason: Wate...
15-05-2012 07:42 AM
Hochschild mining announces Peru investment
Hochschild Mining will invest $425 million in two projects in Peru over the next two years, its executive chairman said on Monday.
26-04-2012 07:27 AM
Anti-cocaine push embitters chocolate makers
Connoisseurs who take chocolate as seriously as sommeliers study wine are challenging the widespread use of an inferior cocoa pushed by the U.S. gover...
20-09-2011 09:34 AM
Peru aims for 'modern agriculture'
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Tasso on Saturday attended a ceremony marking the restart of work on the Olmos irrigation project in Peru’s no...
28-08-2011 16:30 PM
Peru?s mango exports grow 57.5% in H1
Peruvian consultancy Maximixe has revealed figures showing the country’s mango exports rose 57.5% year-on-year to US$141.4 million in the first ...
17-06-2011 09:06 AM
Peru's capital declares itself a GMO-free zone
Peru’s capital Lima declared itself a "GMO-free zone" in a municipal ordinance in response to a controversial government decree that c...