Puerto Rico’s agriculture insurance program fails to address storm losses, leaving farmers vulnerable
October 7, 2024
Neither the Agriculture Secretary nor lawmakers have moved to update the Agricultural Insurance Corporation’s policies to reflect Puerto Rico’s current climate realities. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico agriculture sector loses $23.5M in wake of Tropical Storm Ernesto
August 20, 2024
Farmers are urged to file insurance claims, if they have them. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico plantain prices remain high, despite surplus
August 23, 2013
The Puerto Rico Farm Bureau “outed” local retailers Thursday, claiming they have failed to reduce plantain prices at the register despite an abundance of the staple item at the farm level.
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Moca food plant gets $200K for ‘green’ energy system
November 5, 2012
Hacienda Gosen, a food processing plant in Moca, will receive a $200,000 subsidy from the Agriculture Department to establish a solar energy system and two other mechanisms to recycle vegetable oil and waste, the agency announced.
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