Peru’s pomegranate industry struggles as production drops 40%
Peru is currently the main exporter of pomegranates in the Southern Hemisphere, despite changes in the industry which have significantly reduced planted hectares.
José Luis Gereda is the general manager of Pomica, a pomegranate grower in the Ica region, where 75% of Peru’s pomegranate is produced. They grow on 70 hectares of their own land and almost 200 on third-party
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