he Institute of Agricultural Development (Indap) and Ministry of Agriculture Announcing the launch of the program “Promoting and strengthening the sustainable production of traditional crops” in Linares, Maule region.

This includes: Budget exceeds $8.6 billion and has the following purpose Increasing hectares of traditional crops through sustainable management contributing to the country’s sovereignty for food security.

This new promotion policy addresses the following issues: 1,605 Indap producers from Valparaíso region to La Araucanía This provides access to specialist real estate advice with a focus on sustainability, promoting sustainable soil management, practices that minimize greenhouse gas emissions and water use efficiency. It will be.

The program will start running in the last quarter of 2023 and is already being piloted in the regions of Maule and Üvre.

It will also ensure resources for investments that will encourage planting. In addition to legumes such as beans, lentils, and chickpeas, wheat, oats, rice, Crops whose domestic production has decreased as a result of various factors, affecting consumption by the population.

This activity was carried out by the Linares State Delegation and was led by: Santiago Rojas, Indap National Director “The market is becoming increasingly competitive, and we need to do better to reduce our impact on the environment, increase profitability for our producers, and at the same time produce healthy food for our country,” he said. We need to be able to produce more.”

By 2024, 800 projects will be financed annually for users who want access to real estate incentives, with competitive investments of up to $4 million per user.

In Chile, traditional crops have roots that characterize the history and development of agriculture and the national diet, and due to their high nutritional value and unique flavor, they are central elements in various preparations of Chilean cuisine.

Records from the Department of Agricultural Research and Policy (Odepa) show how the area planted to annual crops is declining at the national level.

Comparing the 1979/80 and 2021/2022 seasons shows a decrease in the total number of hectares. wheat from 545,740 hectares to 187,878 hectares; corn, 109,600 to 55,122; US, 28,230 to 20,712; beans from 25,870 to 6,230; Chickpea 3,840-101. Lentils from 910 to 1,346. and potatoes from 56,000 hectares to 36,573 hectares.