Producers and regional governments are working on a new law that will regulate the technical management and cultivation of oil palm areas.
According to Humberto Abella, Chief of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Magfor) in the South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS) , this year the Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Regulation (NTON by its initials in Spanish) on the cultivation of oil palm will be approved.
The event allows sharing of technologies and successful experiences that promote the technological development of livestock and competitiveness with a focus on ecological agriculture.
The III National Cattle Congress, will take place in Managua and is being organized by the National Nicaraguan Cattlemens Association (CONAGAN) and the Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) and aims to disseminate technologies and successful experiences that promote the technological development of livestock and competition with an agro-ecological approach.
The Asian nation will invest in 3 projects related to improving and implementing technology in food production.
The largest is a $2.8 million endeavor to improve soil productivity at rice and beans plantations.
From Laprensa.com.ni: "Another project focuses on fruit production, and will receive $813.290, ... while a third will foster pig breeding, requiring $786.759".
Nicaragua still has a 40% deficit in its rice production and has not been able to satisfy the national demand.
The Rice Farmers Union is supported by the Nicaraguan Institute of Farming Technology (INTA) and the Taiwanese Technical Mission to produce new varieties and improve existing ones in order to increase rice production.
Towards this end, the Taiwanese Technical Mission recently presented its progress in genetic improvements and production of rice seeds, the result of cooperation that the entity has been providing to INTA.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is donating US$100 million to boost Nicaragua's recently commenced crop cycle.
FAO representative Armando Cerrato said the bulk of the money would be used to help small farmers to buy seeds for their rice and corn crops. Seed prices have surged as demand led by China and India contributes to a growing world food crisis.
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