The National Coffee Association (Anacafé), is working in conjunction with the ministries of Public Finance, Agriculture, Livestock and Food and the Inter-American Development Bank, on a plan for economic reactivation of the sector, which could be ready in the coming weeks. 

See: "Guatemalan Coffee Betting on Emerging Markets"

The president of Anacafé, Ricardo Arenas, told Dca.gob.gt that " ... the proposal will be ready in six weeks, but he revealed that one of the objectives will be to manage credit lines with the bank, for US $100 million (Q735 million) in 2018."

See also: "El Salvador: $80 million to Renovate Coffee Plantations"

In relation to the global amount needed for the expansion of coffee plantations, Arenas explained that "... the total investment to expand coffee plantations and renew 50 percent of the plantations is US $1.4 billion (Q10.2 billion)."

Source: Diario de Centro América

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