Photo: Courtesy of Orlando Cáceres
Leveraging its recent visit to El Salvador, U.S. Secretary of State, Mrs Hillary Clinton, he presented the achievements that the country is getting through the $ 461 million that the Millennium Challenge Account (MCC) has donated to strengthen the infrastructure, developing human talent and competitive drive productivity.
On May 31 Mrs. Clinton met with some producers, including Mrs. Paula Palma, beneficiary of the project Strengthening the Productive Development in Fomilenio Metapan. Dona Paula explained to Mrs. Clinton that "we are supporting projects in field production, processing and packing vegetables beans. I thanked him for the support we are receiving from Fomilenio and Zamorano. "
Metapán The project is executed by Zamorano and seeks to improve the competitiveness of 350 growers and producers through use of better technology, more effective negotiation process in the markets, and organizational strengthening. Among the courses, training and technical assistance to date has been given, the Engineer Orlando Cáceres, Project Coordinator: Promoting Agribusiness Competitiveness Metapan with producers, shares that Dona Paula and 12 top producers received a course on production Zamorano seed with responsible breeders and seed plant of the institution. "In the process she and her group also received technical assistance and agricultural inputs to cultivate their individual plots, managing to produce up to 25 quintals of quality seeds por manzana, rendimiento superior al promedio de la zona”, asegura Cáceres. Asimismo, Zamorano impartió un curso en Procesamiento de Frutas y Hortalizas en el que se capacitaron mujeres líderes durante cuatro días. “En este curso se realizaron prácticas en las plantas agroindustriales Hortofrutícola y de Poscosecha bajo la instructoría de docentes e investigadores expertos de Zamorano”, dice Cáceres.
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