Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§25 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
Conformity assessment procedures |
Agriculture |
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The National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA), (...), serves as official authority on matters of agrarian health, input quality, organic production and agrifood safety. SENASA runs the Plant and Animal Health Monitoring System; it also provides plant and animal health inspection, verification and certification services and diagnostic assessments, and identifies and provides biological controllers that protect the country from the entry of pests and diseases not found in Peru (Section 3.3.3). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§28 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Forestry |
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The National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR), created by Law No. 29763, the Forestry and Wildlife Law of 22 July 2011, (...) that is responsible for promoting the National Forestry and Wildlife Policy by articulating actions with national and regional authorities, indigenous and campesino organizations, the private sector and civil society. SERFOR promotes the sustainable use, conservation, and protection of forest and wildlife resources, managing access to genetic resources, and implementing Peru's international commitments on its forest and wildlife wealth.
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Forest
Wildlife
Genetic
Indigenous
Sustainable
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§29 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Other |
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The National Water Authority (ANA), created by Supreme Decree No. 997 on 13 March 2008 and attached to MINAGRI, is in charge of the General Water Resources Management System. The Authority is tasked with managing, conserving, protecting and ensuring the sustainable use of the water resources held in the country's different catchment basins. (...)
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Natural resources
Conservation
Sustainable
Water
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§8 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture, Other |
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The National Agrarian Policy, Supreme Decree No. 002 2016 MINAGRI, consists of 12 policy pillars that form a medium and long term framework for promoting the sustainable development of agriculture, prioritizing family farming and fostering development and social inclusion among the rural population, thereby contributing to food and nutritional security.[8] The 12 pillars are: (i) sustainable management of water and soil resources; (ii) forest and wild fauna development; (...) (vii) risk and disaster management (...)
[8] This policy was designed by MINAGRI following consultations with agents involved in the agrarian sector (both public and private sector), experts, boards of professionals, and producer organizations. Information from MINAGRI. Viewed at: http://minagri.gob.pe/portal/nosotros/p-nacional-agraria.
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Wildlife
Natural resources
Forest
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§9 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support, Other support measures |
Agriculture |
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Sectoral initiatives that complement the National Agrarian Policy include: the National Crop Plan (to provide guidance to economic agents involved in crop farming at the national level); the Crop Information System (to monitor the sowing of prioritized products); the National Livestock Development Plan (PNDG) (which includes an Animal Genetic Improvement Programme and a Cultivated Pasture Installation Programme); (...) There are also initiatives to modernize irrigation infrastructure nationally; (...) to study the effects of climate change on agriculture through the Technological Research Laboratory on Climate Change for the Agrarian Sector; (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§32 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Forestry, Agriculture, Fisheries |
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AGROBANCO offers different types of credit depending on the activity in question, but mainly the following: (…) (d) forestry credit, aimed at financing forest concessions, forest plantations and agroforestry; (e) aquaculture credit, which finances the purchase of fry (juvenile fish) and food; and (f) green loans, intended to finance working capital, marketing, investments in irrigation infrastructure, machinery and equipment, and the expansion of plantations for crops, animal husbandry, forestry systems and aquaculture that incorporate green or sustainable practices (efficient management of water, soil, biodiversity, climate and pollution).
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Forest
Fish
Green
Sustainable
Soil
Bio
Climate
Pollution
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§35 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Agriculture |
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AGROBANCO also administers the Special Camelid Fibre Financing Programme (also known as the Alpaca Programme), which promotes partnership among fibre producers living in high altitude Andean communities. (…) This consists of a PEN 20 million fund to provide financial facilities to farmers affected by natural disasters who are located in areas declared to be in a state of emergency as a result of the coastal El Niño phenomenon. (…).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§36 |
Peru |
2019 |
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Agriculture |
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AGROBANCO funds its activities from two sources: domestic and international institutions that set certain conditions and are regularly used to finance its clients; and funds assigned by the Peruvian State, which are channelled through MINAGRI to producers affected by climate events or pests. These funds are administered by AGROBANCO, which applies preferential conditions and charges a management fee.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§50 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Fisheries, Other |
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IMARPE is a specialized technical agency attached to PRODUCE, dedicated to scientific research and the study of the Peruvian sea and its resources. The Institute assists the Government in making decisions regarding the rational use of fishery resources and the conservation of the marine environment. It also investigates the relationship between fishery resources, the environment and fishing activity, and provides advice on the management of resources and the marine environment, with a view to promoting sustainable development, the conservation of marine biodiversity, environmental protection and responsible fishing. (...)
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Fish
Environment
Bio
Conservation
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/393/REV.2 |
S-IV§51 |
Peru |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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According to the Multi Year Strategic Plan for the Production Sector 2017 2021, the main objectives of the fisheries policy are to promote the sustained development of fishery activity, in order to contribute to food security, employment and income, and to make sure hydrobiological resources are used consistently with the preservation of the environment and the conservation of biodiversity. (...)
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Fish
Conservation
Environment
Bio
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