The following excerpt is from a May 24, 2010 article published by Media Newswire. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
CHIMALTENANGO, Guatemala – An ongoing U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Guatemalan Food for Progress project led by the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture is helping farmers in the highland region of Chimaltenango by establishing a new cold storage unit and food processing training center.
The storage unit and training center were established in response to food production, processing and safety needs identified through on-site project personnel working with local farmers, community leaders and others involved in agribusiness, said Johanna Roman, coordinator for Latin American programs with the Borlaug Institute, part of the Texas A&M System.
“Since 2005, we have helped tens of thousands of Guatemalan farmers, mainly indigenous people, through different USDA-funded Food for Progress projects,” Roman said. “We’re hoping this recent addition of a cold storage unit and food processing training center will help them expand their ability to sell their products locally and through export.”…
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