Agricola Don Ricardo registered $4.5 million in losses in 2015 due to climate changes caused by El Niño, stated its CEO, Alejandro Fuentes Leon.
He said they had lost more than a million kilos in grape and that, unfortunately, losses would continue to increase this year because the phenomenon was entering its strongest period.
The production of avocados has also been injured in the same proportion. Agricola Don Ricardo exports different products abroad, such as grapes, blueberries, avocado, and other citrus fruits. Their final destinations are the most important markets and supermarkets in the US, Korea and Europe.
Fuentes Leon said that there were 3,000 workers who work with all the safety measures required by law and international standards in the Don Carlos farm alone.
He also stated that the company was committed to supporting the health and education sectors, as well as the worker's families.
They have programs such as Learning for Growth and support a hostel for orphans, where three of their members participate in SCHOLARSHIP 18 and study at renowned universities.
Additionally, the company is helping to recover the wells in Los Molinos sector, to improve the quality of life in the surrounding villages.
"These wells have been virtually abandoned for 20 years. We've been rehabilitating them because this area has water, wells, and a reservoir, all it needed was a pump. The authorities should give priority to water supply, many of these families have to survive on 1 hour per day of water and that's got to change," concluded Alejandro Fuentes León.
Source: diariocorreo.pe