Fertigation is an alternative to mitigate fertilizer shortages.

In Peru, a survey by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) indicates that in the 2022-2023 harvest season, which began last August, 20,000 hectares of rice, potatoes, and onions will no longer be planted; that will affect small and medium farmers, which according to the 2019 National Agricultural Survey, are 2 million 244 thousand. And of them, almost half (46.7%) use chemical fertilizers. Likewise, due to the high demand for fertilizers worldwide, Peru has not been able to import the volumes that cover the needs of the products.

This situation has only contributed to increasing the uncertainty of farmers who have announced stoppages in various regions of the country. According to Davy Palomino, head of Manuchar Peru's Agro line, the cost of the vast majority of fertilizers has tripled and this could affect 50% of agricultural production, which brings with it an increase in the cost of food.

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