El Departamento de Agricultura otorga $6M para impulsar la agroindustria local
8 de septiembre de 2025
Funds to support 16 projects, create jobs and expand food resilience in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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USDA transfers 3K acres of farmland to Puerto Rico Land Authority
abril 9, 2025
The farms will be available for lease to Puerto Rican farmers, supporting the growing demand for agricultural land on the island. #NewsismyBusiness
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Foreign labor fails to solve Puerto Rico’s coffee harvest challenges
enero 21, 2025
Bureaucratic hurdles in visa processing, high costs of importing labor, and lack of affordable housing for farm workers have hindered the Agriculture Department’s initiative to address the challenge of harvesting coffee in Puerto Rico’s mountainous regions. #NewsismyBusiness
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Agriculture aids Puerto Rico’s beekeeping sector with hives
septiembre 13, 2024
The department stressed the importance of this investment for the industry, which has been booming in recent years. #NewsismyBusiness
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USDA, local gov’t to award $3.5M+ to boost food supply chain projects
abril 17, 2024
Puerto Rico is accepting applications for this Infrastructure Grant funding through June 30. #NewsismyBusiness
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Dept. of Agriculture to set up mini farm at Distrito T-Mobile
enero 4, 2024
The event will take place during the Reyando Pa’l Distrito event on Jan. 5, the eve of Three Kings Day. #NewsismyBusiness
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USDA awards $486K for 5 specialty crop projects in Puerto Rico
agosto 24, 2023
The Puerto Rico allocation is part of a total of $72.9 million in noncompetitive funding awarded to 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia. #NewsismyBusiness
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DACO, Agriculture to study price hikes on basic food basket products
junio 29, 2023
The study will be ready in a period that does not exceed 120 days. #NewsismyBusiness
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Agriculture, DDEC allocate $15M in recovery aid to farmers, businesses
septiembre 27, 2022
The DDEC will assign an additional $3 million to the Emergency Incentive for Small and Medium Enterprises.
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Agriculture Dept. assigns $2.4M to incentivize Puerto Rican coffee industry
julio 19, 2022
The funds will be available until Sept. 30 and applicants will have to meet the eligibility requirements.
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Barrranquitas farmers to sell yam production to Econo, Wal-mart
enero 19, 2022
Agriculture Department officials stepped in to help farmers in Barranquitas market their yam harvests, after one of the agronomists went public on social media about the possible loss of a large starchy root vegetable crop he was unable to sell. Agriculture Secretary Ramón González met with farmers in the mountainous town, connecting them with retailers […]
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Agriculture Dept. grants $2M incentives to promote consumption of local harvests
8 de septiembre de 2021
The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department will distribute just over $2 million in incentives to low-income elderly citizens, and pregnant mothers and children who participate in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, to buy local fruits and vegetables. The new incentive may be used in the Family Markets that Agriculture carries out in conjunction with […]
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Ag. Dept. announces more than $9M for Regional Incentive Program
agosto 23, 2021
The Agriculture Department announced that more than $9 million has been assigned for the Regional Incentive Program, through which farmers will be able to increase and maximize agricultural production on the island. The funding will be available until Oct. 31 through agency’s regional offices as established by Administrative Order 2021-27A. “We have maintained a firm […]
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Local bee species could boost agriculture, food security for Puerto Rico and the world
mayo 20, 2021
The annual celebration of World Bee Day on May 20th, as recognized by the United Nations, is setting the stage for the emergence of the “Puerto Rican Bee,” scientifically known as gAHB, or Africanized gentle honeybee. This species of bee exclusive to Puerto Rico is hybrid, has unique genetics and has proliferated locally thanks to […]
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Fresh milk to cost more in Puerto Rico starting May 27
mayo 14, 2021
The price of locally produced fresh milk will increase for the first time since 2014, to offset an increase in production costs evidenced in a recent economic study by the Agriculture Department’s Dairy Industry Regulatory Office (ORIL, in Spanish). During a news conference, Agriculture Secretary Ramón González and ORIL Administrator Javier Lugo-Rullán confirmed that effective […]
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