$58 Million for Honduran Agriculture

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Approximately $58 million is held in a trust managed by the Honduran Central Bank (BCH), provided by Petrocaribe, a Caribbean oil alliance with Venezuela.

La Tribuna reports comments from SAG viceminister, Juan Ángel Artica, saying that, "President Porfirio Lobo Sosa has authorized us to initiate projects that will benefit national agricultural by using funds from Petrocaribe. Not only will the funds go towards the rice sector but there will also be help for all food producers, since we have shortages of other grains too".

Source: latribuna.hn

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