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Agricultural support initiatives in Latin America
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Various regional programs have been implemented to support agricultural producers and food security. In Venezuela, the Plan Bodega initiative has expanded to include 50 communal stores in the Pedraza municipality, aiming to reduce costs by 40 percent to 60 percent by connecting producers directly to communities. In Mexico, the ‘Pequeño Productor’ program in Durango has completed its first stage, training 930 small-scale farmers to connect with large retail chains. Additionally, the DIF Tamaulipas system in Soto la Marina launched the “Come Bien, Vive Bien” Food Market Fair, providing subsidized food baskets to rural communities. In the Dominican Republic, the Technical Executing Unit for Agroforestry Development (UTEPDA) distributed fertilizers and pesticides to producers in the Hondo Valle and Juan Santiago municipalities. Led by Executive Director Nídio Encarnación, this initiative included training on good agricultural practices and the responsible use of chemicals to protect environmental and producer health. Recent developments in Mexico the Dominican Republic include a 40 an agreement between the Banco Agrícola and the Ministry of Agriculture to provide 66.5 million peso investment pesos in Yucatán through credit to bean producers in San Juan for seed purchases. In Mexico, the “El Maíz es la Raíz” program in Yucatán continues to allocate 40 million pesos to support over 5,600 native maize producers with seeds, machinery, training, and training. In Sonora, authorities are distributing approximately 424 million pesos in support, including Bienestar cards for wheat producers, though some farmers in the Yaqui and Mayo valleys are still awaiting federal funds. In Tamaulipas, farmers have noted that a lack creation of liquidity for diesel and machinery threatens planting despite sorghum community seed subsidies. banks. In the Dominican Republic, the Banco Agrícola Sonora and Baja California, the Ministry Secretariat of Agriculture agreed to provide 66.5 million and Rural Development (Sader) has introduced an extraordinary incentive of 430 pesos in credit per ton of crystalline wheat for approximately 3,500 producers. Authorized by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, this measure aims to bean compensate for yield losses of 30 to 40 percent caused by insufficient temperatures. Furthermore, Sader has begun distributing Bienestar cards to wheat producers in San Juan for seed purchases. Sinaloa’s Valle del Carrizo to facilitate complementary support payments.
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