Interview
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Mango crisis in the north of Peru. Interview to Eduardo Zegarra in Surco Norteño
“There has not been a problem of overproduction, but the mango production we have has entered to compete at an inappropriate time. These are disorders that have to do with the phenological cycle and temperature, announced by Senamhi. […] The ministry should look for better ways to provide information, allow planning, promote cooperativism, improve conditions […]
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Interview with Eduardo Zegarra on U.S. President’s statements on the Panama Canal
“It is not true that the canal can charge differentiated tariffs for any country, because basically what they have is a generalized tariff system that applies to any customer who wants to use the canal. […] In the coming years, it is critical to see how the canal manages water and alternatives for its use. […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion on the implications of the Chlimper Law. Via the Regional Communication Network
“Between 4000-5000 companies, for example, are under the agrarian regime, but only 150 receive more than 92% of the tax benefits of this rule. There is no benefit for family agriculture, which is often at the subsistence level, because it basically does not pay income tax”. Eduardo Zegarra, senior researcher at GRADE, comments on the […]
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Eduardo Zegarra on Radio Nacional: “Piura’s agriculture cannot use water”.
“Right now, agriculture in Piura cannot use the water, which could lead to a rather complicated agricultural crisis. But it is not only that, but also the consumers themselves in Piura, Sullana and other cities would run out of water in the coming weeks.” Our senior researcher Eduardo Zegarra gave his opinion on the water […]
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Wilson Hernández: “The conviction to leave the criminal life is often not natural, but activated by triggers”
“The conviction to leave the criminal life is often not natural, but is usually activated by triggers. According to studies, one may be getting a stable job. Another is getting married or having children and starting to think not only for oneself, but also for others. Another is taking away leisure time from teenagers in […]
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Entrevista a Wilson Hernández en La Encerrona sobre la evolución de la historia de la inseguridad en Trujillo
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Wilson Hernandez shares his opinion on the urban terrorism bill. Via Epicentro TV
“Between the extreme measures there is a large gray space where we can move with more clever proposals. It is there where police intelligence has a much better chance of being able to identify groups linked to extortion and dismantle them”. Our Adjunct Researcher Wilson Hernández talked to journalist Daniel Yovera of Epicentro TV about […]
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Carmela Chávez on the permanent licensing of universities: “Today we no longer have the guarantee of having basic quality conditions”
“We are facing a much bigger issue that has to do with the sustainability of the university system. Universities are being created without any kind of control. When the time comes for licensing, who ensures that they obtain licenses with basic conditions that no one is going to reevaluate?”. Carmela Chávez, Associated Researcher at GRADE, […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in the regional newspaper El Búho: the Peruvian agriculture situation
“We have a technological challenge to develop better food. Peru produces high quality food. Our family farming has the capacity to produce quite nutritious food, but its productivity is low. In many cases, producers have to take refuge in low value-added products and low income generation. We have to break this trap of low productivity […]
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Eduardo Zegarra: Urban-rural relations in Latin America
“For me, the most serious aspect of rural depression is that it expels young people and decapitalizes the rural producers’ sector and makes it unviable. While we can say that the urban-rural relationship has increased, the assymetries and disadvantages for rural dwellers have also increased”. Our senior researcher Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts on the evolution […]
