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By Paul Schattenberg
CHIMALTENANGO, GUATEMALA – For the past year, farmers in and around the city of Chimaltenango have been benefiting from a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Guatemalan Food for Progress project spearheaded by the Texas A&M System’s Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, said project administrators.
The institute, named after Dr. Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution and distinguished professor at Texas A&M from 1984 until his death last year at 95, participates in and provides leadership for numerous agriculture and agribusiness improvement projects worldwide.
“The Agriculture in Guatemala: Technology Transfer, Education and Commercialization project, known as AGTEC, is helping Guatemalan farmers improve their lives by using new agricultural technology and practices taught through hands-on demonstrations and technical assistance,” said Johanna Roman, the institute’s coordinator for Latin American programs.
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