EDB: $33M in farming loans approved since Jan. ’09
August 3, 2012
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank has approved $33 million in loans to island farmers since the current administration took over in 1999, agency President Ivonne Otero said Thursday.
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Farmers ask GAO to lift Jones Act provisos citing increased production costs
April 27, 2012
Members of the Puerto Rico Farm Bureau, which represents a cross-section of the island’s agriculture sector, met with members of the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Hato Rey Thursday to lay out the reasons why the island should be exempt from Jones Act provisos.
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150 emergency staff take ‘agroterrorism’ training
April 16, 2012
A contingent of more than 150 emergency responders were trained over the weekend to handle potential agroterrorism incidents in Puerto Rico, an action that is considered a crime that could affect agriculture, vegetation and food of a community or an entire country.
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