On May 17 and 18, agroindustrial companies in the region will be meeting in San Pedro Sula, where products will be exhibited and business appointments held.
In the IV edition of the Agromercados 2018 fair, which will take place at the San Pedro Sula Expo Center, the participation of at least 800 companies is expected.
Agricultural exports totaled $4.7 billion in 2016, equivalent to 45% of the total amount exported by the country, and grew by 7% compared to 2015.
The most recent Agricultural Statistical Bulletin (№ 27), by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, provides detailed information on the main indicators, area and production, prices, foreign trade, credit granted to the sector, wages, public expenditure and employment.
Nicaragua's current and potential agricultural sector offers opportunities that the industry has not exploited to the fullest.
This was explained Roberto Brenes, General Manager the Export and Investment Center (CEI) in an interview he conducted with Massiell Largaespada from Elnuevodiario.com.ni.
The official explained that for this to be able to happen, producers must take on a challenge and that is in the production process and introduction of technology in order to move from producing raw materials to producing products with added value.
It is not the poor who are taking advantage of Central America's vast agricultural potential but those who are able to access technology and financing.
The is one of the sectors with the greatest demand and growth opportunities, but funding and intervention is needed in order to gain a greater advantage.
Lucydalia Baca Castellon conducted and interview for Laprensa.com.ni with Ernesto Gallo, professor at the Escuela Zamorano de Honduras, who says that agriculture is not an activity for poor people, but one of the most difficult and demanding businesses there is.
Costa Rican agricultural employers are demanding from the state better management of FTAs that ensure reciprocity in the application of sanitary and phytosanitary rules.
There is no agreement between the arguments given by the government authorities and demands posed by members of the National Chamber of Agriculture and Agribusiness (CNAA).
According to the Ministry of Foreign Trade, agriculture is one of the sectors that most benefits from the free trade agreements negotiated. On this issue, the Deputy Minister Fernando Ocampo told Nacion.com, "that the administration of the treaties is far more complex than it sounds and involves multiple entities, with the aim of reducing costs for exporters and importers therefore improving competitiveness."
The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2011-2012.
ECLAC, FAO and IICA press release:
San Jose, Costa Rica, October 21 (ECLAC/FAO/IICA). Despite the current context of volatility and high food prices, in the long term, the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will be able to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by having available land - albeit concentrated in a few countries- a relative abundance of water, biodiversity and well-educated human resources.
The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2011-2012.
ECLAC, FAO and IICA press release:
San Jose, Costa Rica, October 21 (ECLAC/FAO/IICA). Despite the current context of volatility and high food prices, in the long term, the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will be able to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by having available land - albeit concentrated in a few countries- a relative abundance of water, biodiversity and well-educated human resources.
John J. Danilovich, president of the CRM assistance program, reported that all subsequent payments will be frozen.
Warnings were given. The US ambassador, Robert Callahan, had warned that they would review the level of economic cooperation for Nicaragua due to the claims of fraud in the recent municipal elections.
The Millennium Challenge Account is a 5 year program base on a 175 million dollar donation from the government and people of the United States.
ProNicaragua, the state's investment promotion agency and the Millenium Challenge Account are carrying out an Agribusiness forum, with the objective of developing the agricultural industry in Nicaragua's West.
"Seeding opportunities in Nicaragua" is the name of this forum, taking place today in the city of León. Participants include industrial agriculture investors from the US, Mexico and Central America.