The Puerto Rico Energy Affairs Administration and the U.S. Department of Agricultrue —through the National Resources Conservation Service — announced the availability of funds for energy audits aimed at reducing energy consumption at their farms ...
The Agriculture Department launched Tuesday a $1 million institutional multimedia advertising campaign that aims to lift the consumption of local products from its current 20 percent level by inviting consumers to “buy local.”
Agriculture Secretary Javier Rivera-Aquino has set off an agressive strategic plan to convince private banks, which for years have shied away from the volatile sector, to invest in farming activity and new projects.