The liberalizing economic reforms that began under Fujimori in the 1990s have had a profound impact on primary production processes throughout the country of Peru. In the northern coastal region of La Libertad, such reforms have rearranged the physical landscape for the cultivation of nontraditional exports and have as a result altered internal migration mechanisms that provide abundant and cheap labor to domestic and multinational corporations operating on the coast. The downward pressures on labor have been acute as Peru competes for investment on a global scale with other developing countries. Organized resistance in response to poor working conditions and an inadequate regulatory framework has made few tangible gains over the years despite widespread discontent among agribusiness workers. Looking at the macro-level economic framework and national legislation, ethnic divisions of labor and task specification, as well as internal corporate practices that dissuade union affiliation, this study will examine the factors that have limited union organizing in northern Peruvian agribusiness the role of corporations, specifically that of Camposol, in community and regional development. / text

The study is oriented to explore the general characteristics of agriculture, the biological control as a pest control mechanism and agro export industry. In this context, we try to promote the use of biological control as a strategy to support nontraditional exports related to products such as asparagus and fresh avocados grown in the La Libertad Department (Peru), through an agronomic and management approach. Biological control is the basis of integrated pest management (IPM) and contributes to the conservation of agricultural ecosystems allowing to export companies reduce costs, fulfill international phytosanitary measures and supports the preservation of the environment and health. Thus, the Peruvian agro export companies could build a sustainable competitive advantage and seek a positioning as socially responsible firms. We analyze variables such as crop statistics, comparative costs between biological control and chemical control, main destination markets for asparagus and fresh avocados, international standards, among others. / El estudio se orienta a explorar las características generales de la actividad agrícola, el control biológico como mecanismo de control de plagas y la industria agroexportadora. En este contexto, se intenta promover el uso del control biológico como estrategia para apoyar las exportaciones no tradicionales de productos referentes, como lo son el espárrago y las paltas frescas cultivadas en el departamento de La Libertad (Perú). Ello se realiza mediante un enfoque gerencial y agronómico. Con respecto al control biológico, este es la base del manejo integrado de plagas (MIP) y contribuye a la conservación de los ecosistemas agrícolas, permitiendo a las empresas exportadoras reducir costos, cumplir con las medidas fitosanitarias internacionales y apoyar la preservación del ambiente y la salud. De esta manera, las empresas agroexportadoras peruanas podrían construir una ventaja competitiva sostenible y buscar un posicionamiento como firmas socialmente responsables. A lo largo de este estudio, se analizaron variables, tales como estadísticas de los cultivos, costos comparativos entre control biológico y control químico, principales mercados de destino de los espárragos y paltas frescas, la normatividad internacional, entre otros aspectos.