A website is registering and maintaining information on the incidence of rust fungus and coffee berry borer in the region.
Friday, August 22, 2014
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica:
As part of an Early Warning System for coffee rust, the FAO presents in Costa Rica "SATCAFÉ"; a website which will allow technicians, producers and any entity in the coffee sector (project participants), to access information regarding the incidence of coffee rust and coffee berry borer.
"SATCAFÉ" also includes the use of a mobile application to facilitate the collection of field data (coffee rust and coffee berry borer). The use of this tool facilitates regional harmonization of field data in the seven countries in the region which the implementation of SATCAFE is being considered. Also, with the use of the mobile application data monitoring will be is available almost instantaneously.
On September 2, Costa Rica began the registration of individuals and agricultural producers who wish to opt for the benefits contemplated in the new tax regulations.
The term began on Monday, September 2 and ends on January 31, 2020, and for registration interested parties must submit their physical or legal identity card, and literal certification of the property, informed the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG).
The creation of the union of cocoa farmers in the country aims to implement comprehensive strategies to promote the long-term development of the sector.
More than 60 independent producers and cooperatives have appointed a team to coordinate the legal aspects of the formalization of the Chamber, with which they seek to have better representation and greater government support.
The union estimates that 30,000 hectares need to be renewed each year, at a cost of $5,000 for each hectare planted with new trees.
Producers want to improve crop productivity and for this they need funding to rejuvenate coffee farms and fertilize the soil.
In the view of Sergio Ticas, President of the Coffee Association "if the work is done on 30,000 fields each year, production will be two million quintals in a period of four years. To achieve these results we need to plant new plants, carry out pruning, cut backs (cut the stem back to 30 centimeters above the ground) and replace the necessary nutrients, among other tasks. "
With a loan of $10 million from the World Bank. Grupo Mercon will provide technical assistance and grant funding to coffee producers.
CISA Exportadora del Grupo Mercon and Corporación Financiera Internacional, a member of the World Bank signed a loan agreement for $10 million in support of coffee growing in Nicaragua.
×
2060Government Procurement Opportunities in the region
español
2060
