The farms will be available for lease to Puerto Rican farmers, supporting the growing demand for agricultural land on the island. #NewsismyBusiness
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
The department stressed the importance of this investment for the industry, which has been booming in recent years. #NewsismyBusiness
Puerto Rico is accepting applications for this Infrastructure Grant funding through June 30. #NewsismyBusiness
The event will take place during the Reyando Pa’l Distrito event on Jan. 5, the eve of Three Kings Day. #NewsismyBusiness
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
The study will be ready in a period that does not exceed 120 days. #NewsismyBusiness
The DDEC will assign an additional $3 million to the Emergency Incentive for Small and Medium Enterprises.
The funds will be available until Sept. 30 and applicants will have to meet the eligibility requirements.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Saying they “foresee a rebound in the sector” under the leadership of Agriculture Secretary-designate, Ramón González, members of the Puerto Rico Farm Bureau threw their support behind the farmer, whose confirmation hearing is scheduled for today at the Senate. During a press conference, leaders of the coffee, fishing, dairy, and family markets sectors, together with […]
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