Gabriel Amaro Alzamora leads the Association of Agricultural Producers Guilds of Peru (AGAP) for 2025-2027, with Rosario Bazán Cabellos and Alfonso Rizo-Patrón Ruiz de Somocurcio as vice presidents. Amaro re-elected after the 2023-2025 term, has been AGAP's executive director since 2016. His background includes roles like general manager of the National Confederation of Private Business Institutions.
"It is an honor to be elected AGAP president for this period. I am grateful for the trust of the members of this strategic sector for the country. Over the last two years, we have worked to recover the path of growth and development of the entire Peruvian agricultural sector, of small family farming as well as agriculture, agro-exportation, and modern agro-industry. We have great challenges for this new period and we will continue to promote the competitiveness of the entire agricultural sector, to continue generating a highly positive and relevant economic and social impact for the country," said Gabriel Amaro.
Amaro emphasized the sector's role in formal employment in rural areas, impacting poverty reduction and social well-being through diverse agricultural investments. Alejandro Fuentes León, former vice president (2018-2021) and president (2021-2023), joins the Board as Past President.
AGAP represents producers, processors, traders, agro-exporters, associations, and private companies in Peru's agricultural sector, focusing on competitiveness, formal employment, market access, and legal framework improvements.
Gabriel Amaro will participate in the "The blueberry industry, current status, strategies, and trends" panel at the XXXIV International Blueberry Seminar in Lima, Peru, on March 12-13, 2025
Source: Blueberries Consulting
