Puerto Rico’s economy will need about $10 billion in new investments over the next three years to grow by at least 3.3 percent annually and find its way back to more prosperous pre-recession levels. In the absence of such an unlikely windfall, it will take more than a decade to circle back to acceptable levels of progress.
Walmart Puerto Rico announced this week that as part of its efforts to strengthen local agricultural production, it recently signed agreements to buy large amounts of onions and oranges from local farmers.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the appointment of 10 members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board, including Prof. Agnes Mojica, Chancellor of the San Germán Campus of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
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