Honduras Bids Milk Supply for Schools

The bid specifications to purchase school milk will be published by the end of the year.

Friday, December 17, 2010

The announcement was made by Social Development Minister, Hilda Hernandez.

The first stage will benefit 400,000 children, but there is a search for funds in order to expand, added the minister.

"The initiative requires that all milk consumed in this program must be from Honduras, it is not allowed to use powder milk to make it into liquid, as an encouragement to the small producer," published Latribuna.hn.

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