Minas Gerais seeks to strengthen the strawberry production chain
It s hard to imagine that 60% of the strawberries cultivated in Brazil come from seedlings that had to be imported from countries such as Spain, Argentina, and Chile. Imports raise production costs and generate a series of problems for farmers. The quality of the seedlings is often compromised due to the long transport distance and the varieties imported are not adequate for Brazil s climatic conditions.
To face this problem, the Ministry of Agriculture of Minas Gerais (Seapa), through the Agricultural Research Corporation of Minas Gerais (Epamig), joined the Rede Morangos do Brasil project that seeks to develop a multi-regional research and extension plan to carry out actions to strengthen the strawberry chain in Brazil.