Partnering with local institutions, AGTEC has created an innovative series of technical and interactive training programs to help improve farmers’ knowledge of food production, safety, processing, and marketing.
Many of these programs will be delivered by Texas A&M AgriLife experts in the field and translated into Mayan languages. These initiatives will cover such important topics as:
• F ood safety and quality for fruits, vegetables, and
meat products
• Sanitary and phytosanitary standards for agricultural
products
• improved crop production methods using appropriate
technology (vegetables, flowers, fruits, bioenergy crops)
• basic agribusiness courses for farmers
• leadership development for indigenous female farmers
• water conservation and management
• crop rotation and soil retention
• efficient harvesting and post-harvesting methods
• F ood processing and new product development
• Bioenergy crops
• Micro-credit management
• Fair trade program
• Irrigation systems
• Greenhouse management
• Plant and animal health
• Dominican Republic-Central America
Free Trade Agreement
