Panel III: PARAGUAY AS FOOD PRODUCTION PLATFORM
JUAN CARLOS BARUJA
Minister of Agriculture & Livestock – PARAGUAY
Berlin’s International Green Week January 20th 2017
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Panel III: PARAGUAY AS FOOD PRODUCTION PLATFORM JUAN CARLOS BARUJA Minister of Agriculture & Livestock PARAGUAY Berlins International Green Week January 20 th 2017 Minister of Agriculture & Livestock Paraguay Where is
Panel III: PARAGUAY AS FOOD PRODUCTION PLATFORM
JUAN CARLOS BARUJA
Minister of Agriculture & Livestock – PARAGUAY
Berlin’s International Green Week January 20th 2017
Paraguay, in the center of South America, landlocked country. Producer and exporter of agricultural production and electric power
Surface Area: 406.752 km2 Population: 6.568.000 50%=15-49 year-old 37% <15 years old MILLENIUM ASSETS: FOOD+WATER+ENERGY Eastern Region (38%)
(55%) Western Region
(Natural Beef)
WORLD EXPORTER OF CASSAVA STARCH
RENEWABLE ENERGY
MOST EXPORTER OF SOY OIL
EXPORTER OF SOY
BARGE FLEET
PRODUCTOR AND EXPORTER OF YERBA MATE
PRODUCTOR OF STEVIA
MOST EXPORTER OF WHEAST
MOST EXPORTER OF SOY
MOST EXPORTER OF CORN
MOST EXPORTER OF BEEF
MOST WORLD EXPORTER OF SOY EXPELLER
PARAGUAY Produces PARAGUAY Produces Food Food for for 100 100 million million People People in in the the World World
Agriculture 28 % Manufacturing 13 % Construction 4% Commerce & Services 56%
Agriculture Share in Total Country Exports 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 63,6% 63,6% 63,8% 63,8% 60,9% 60,9% 69,1% 69,1% 69,5% 69,5% 58,7% 58,7%
Poverty Reduction & Social Development Promote Socially Inclusive Economy Positioning Paraguay in the World
Control of erosion
Wheat Sunflower Canola
Rotación de Cultivo Green manures to protect the soil Floor mail aplication
Soy Corn
Direct seeding
PARAGUAYAN BEEF DELICIOUSLY NATURAL ¡A PLEASURE ON YOUR TABLE!
National Cattle Herd grew by 49% Annual Slaughtering increased 4x
Annual Slaughtering increased 4x Exports (TON/CWE) incremented 6x Exports Value (US$) beef and by products
Sour: MAG, 2016
1000 1200 1400 1600 200 400 600 800 1000
(Source: USDA, 2016)
5570
2014 2003
57 1547 379 577
1244 1405 1049
PARAGUAY BRASIL URUGUAY ARGENTINA
21,2x
GROWTH TIMES (x)
3,6x 3,7x 1,8x
2014
(Source: Senacsa, 2014, IPCVA 2014, INAC 2014; MAPA, 2014)
43,7 41,2 37,9 35,1 34,7 32,4 30 40 50 5.000.000.000 6.000.000.000 7.000.000.000 34,7 32,4 26,9 23,8 22,6 20,2 10 20 30 1.000.000.000 2.000.000.000 3.000.000.000 4.000.000.000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Exportacion Py Indice de la Pobreza
Source: BCP, STP, 2016
Paraguay Exportation Poverty Index
December 2014
REGIME 10/10/10
%
Import tariff for capital (Machines) (IVA) Capital goods
LAW 60/90 OTHER INCENTIVES
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
IMPUESTOS
PY AR UR BR
Corporate income tax (*)
≤10 %
35 % 25% 34%
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda (www.hacienda.gov.py
(*) Obs: si se distribuye internacionalmente puede ser hasta 27.5%
% % %
(IVA) Capital goods (In and out of the country país) DEBT: Tax applie to remittances and capital payments, interest and commissions (For inversions> a USD 5MM) EARNING: Divident tax and investment income (For inversions > a USD 5 MM by 10 años)
INVESTMENT GUARRANTY
RESPONSABILITY
INDUSTRIAL PARKS Personal income tax 10% 35 % 25% 27,5 % Value – added tax (IVA)
≤10 %
21 % 23% 25%
BESIDES OF SGP+ / MAIN COMPETITIVES ADVANTAGES
OF PARAGUAY FOR THE COMPANIES
PRICE OF ENERGY – INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
Año 2014 (USD x MWH SIN IMPUESTOS)
124 308 63 62
% Difference of Paraguay
LABOR COST 2014
(USD x HORA) – SOCIAL COST
12,9 4,2 21,9 6,0
Source: ANDE, Eurostat, CIER, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, KPMG statistics, Oanda y análisis Arthur D. Little.
VALUE – ADDED TAX
(IVA) 2014
21,4% 25% 21% 10%
26,3% 34% 35% 10%
INCOME TAX
2014
AGROINDUSTRIAL POWER TO FEED THE WORLD
Paraguay has potential to triple its agricultural frontier with: INCORPORATION INCORPORATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS INCORPORATION OF TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATION OF TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS SYSTEMS TERRITORIAL PLANNING TERRITORIAL PLANNING
vganaderia@mag.gov.py