With the objective of strengthening the technical, productive and commercial capacities of Amazonian aguaje producers, the internship “Aguaje Route and Value Chain in Datem del Marañón” was held at the processing plant of the Association of Aguaje Producers and Management (ASPROMAG), located in the native community of Puerto Industrial. The [...]
The activity brought together 35 participants, including producers and technical teams from associations in the province of Alto Amazonas, from the Paranapura, Bajo Huallaga and Pavayacu basins, who work in coordination with the Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru (CONAP).
During the internship, theoretical and practical sessions were held aimed at strengthening a sustainable aguaje value chain, promoting the responsible use of the resource, the generation of added value and commercial articulation. On behalf of Profonanpe, engineer Jairo Vásquez Torres, specialist in Sustainable Value Chains of the Amazonian Biobusiness Incubation Program (PIB), presented the progress and results of the institutional work in Datem del Marañón.
Likewise, technician Segundo Chanchari Mori gave a practical demonstration on sustainable harvesting without logging, using Amazonian palm tree climbing tools. The manager of ASPROMAG, Felipe Gutiérrez Usquiza, together with Tarsis Villanueva Campos, plant operator, led a practical session on the transformation and marketing of aguaje, in which participants made products such as handmade lollipops and soaps.
Members of Aspromag giving a workshop on how to transform and harvest aguaje. Datem del Marañon
The internship strengthened technical, productive and commercial knowledge and promoted the exchange of experiences between producer associations, ASPROMAG, CONAP and Profonanpe, reaffirming the importance of working together for the sustainable development of Amazonian bio-businesses in Loreto.
