In order to accelerate the sales process, companies in the the forestry sector will be able to carry out the processes for obtaining an export license online.
From a statement issued by Agexport:
October 18.In order to expedite and facilitate the process of exporting of forest products, today we present the 100% electronic export license for marketing wood, which guarantees that the documents submitted for export processing guarantee the lawful origin of the product to be exported.
Panamanian businesspeople working in agriculture, forestry, food and construction will be visiting Havana from September 14 to 17.
The trade mission being organized by MVA Consultores is scheduled for September 14.Participating companies are those in the sectors of agriculture, forestry, food and construction, including design and development of infrastructure and housing.
A business conference for companies working in the timber and related products sector has been organized for November 4, 2016 in Heredia, Costa Rica.
From a statement issued by the National Forestry Office:
As part of the sixth edition of the Vive La Madera Fair and C-Neutralidad 2016, LaOnf, the FONAFIFO and the MINAE will be hosting business negotiations for timber and related products, which will be assisted by PROCOMER.
The ban on cutting, using, and selling forest resources has been extended for ten more years, with the exception of pine trees.
A decree branded as "confusing"by industry representatives, extends the logging ban in the country until 2026, for the species set out in Article 1 of Law No. 585.
Sugar, coffee and lead are the three major export products to the North American country, but opportunities have also been identified for vegetables, fruits, fish, shrimp, plastic, wood and textiles.
Exports of Guatemalan goods to Canada up to April 2016 amounted to $141 million, 83% more than was exported up to the same month in 2015. In order to take advantage of the opportunities the Canadian market has for exporting other products such as fruit, fish, plastics and textiles, for example, there is a need to ".... strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary measures and improve logistics in order to reduce shipping times for the products".
2016-2017 forecast: 1.6 million hectares in cropland, cattle slaughter at 795,000 head and milk production raging between 275 million and 300 million gallons.
The Plan for Production, Consumption and Trade in the 2016-2017 Cycle includes details of the Nicaraguan government's projections for the agricultural, livestock, poultry, aquaculture and forestry sectors for the current year and the next.
In Nicaragua getting the paperwork required for cutting down a tree on a piece of land where construction works will be carried out means having to stop the project for months.
Since the logging ban was introduced in Nicaragua, builders have to apply for permits to cut down trees on the land which is to be cleared. The fact is that this process, which involves having to comply with planting and ensuring growth of 10 trees for every one which is cut down, takes up to 5 months.
African palm, coffee, pineapple, bamboo, cocoa and forestry are the categories that the Nicaraguan government is promoting as investment opportunities in the Caribbean coast.
Noting that deforested areas are those that could house African palm plantations, Alvaro Baltodano, presidential delegate for investment and exports, noted that African palm is now being planted in 10 thousand acres of the Nicaraguan Caribbean, as part of a project that aims to plant 20 thousand acres.
The government has made a distinction between the exploitation of natural forests and forest plantations, and has lifted the ban on transporting and exporting wood from the latter.
An article on Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports that "... The government has withdrawn the ban on transporting and exporting forest products by reforesters in the country ... Salvador Mayorga, president of the Association of Reforestation in Nicaragua (Confor), said at the end of the afternoon yesterday that the government informed the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP) of the decision to suspend this measure for forestry plantations. "
The national plan for restoration and reforestation will allocate $23.5 million to restoration activities in mangroves and wetlands, zones for water recharging and renewal of coffee and cocoa plantations.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources:
Areas to intervene:
Ahuachapán South Apaneca Ilamatepec Intervention 2016 -2017
Forestry businesses are opposed to the government's decision to suspend logging in the northern part of the country and attributed the measure to unjustified pressure from environmental groups.
Entrepreneurs from Nueva Segovia stated that the government's action will be counterproductive for economic activity in the area, where forest areas have been maintained under appropriate conditions and without pests such as weevils, thanks to the cutting and reforestation works they claim to be doing.
Trade authorities in both countries have announced that before the end of the first half of this year the trade agreement that has been under negotiation since 2013 could be signed.
This is the third round of negotiations to finalize a Partial Scope and Economic Complementarity agreement between El Salvador and the Republic of Ecuador.
Among the products with the highest export interest from El Salvador are articles of clothing, plastics, candies, chocolates, juices and nectars, and sugar, among other things. Meanwhile, among Ecuador's interests are white goods, ceramics, cocoa preparations, wood, flowers, and bananas, among other things.
An announcement has been made of a visit by a trade delegation of Spanish companies specializing in agricultural machinery, on April 18 and 19.
The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Guatemala informed Prensalibre.com that a trade mission of Spanish business people will be visiting the country on April 18 and 19. It will be formed of 15 entrepreneurs from eight Spanish firms belonging to the Spanish Association of Agricultural Machinery.
The Ministry of Agriculture ordered the measure due to an increase of the pest in Guatemalan forests, in order to have more resources to combat it.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) in Guatemala declared a state of sanitary emergency due to a significant increase in pine weevils in the country, and the threat posed by the scourge of this species in the coniferous forests of Honduras, reported Prensalibre.com.
A bill seeks to exempt from land tax and real estate transfer tax, farms where more than half of of the land is devoted to reforestation.
From a statement issued by the National Assembly of Panama:
In order to establish incentives and regulate the activity of reforestation in Panama to preserve the environment, a bill was presented to the plenary session on Thursday.