$8 million for rural development in Guatemala

Canada will donate the figure for rural development in the Solola Department, benefiting coffee and vegetable producers.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

According to elheraldo.hn: "The Canadian minister of State for Foreign Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean, Peter Kent, pointed out that the donation is destined to Solola because it is at the top of the Guatemalan government's list of priorities for the fight against poverty."

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