Central American fruit and vegetable companies find a market in Europe

Published 2022년 3월 30일

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The European Union, along with the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) and the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), have been working together since 2018 to boost economic integration in Central America. The initiative has seen significant success, with companies like Agrícola Antar from Honduras and Panafruit from Panama experiencing substantial growth. Agrícola Antar, which previously had no sales in Europe, now sells 40% of its okra to the European market. Panafruit, a Panamanian papaya producer, has benefited from the technical assistance and training provided, expanding its sales and becoming a leading example of the project's achievements.

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The European Union, the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) and the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) have been working together since 2018 to strengthen economic integration in Central America. Now the results are starting to show. The companies Agrícola Antar and Panafruit both participated in CBI's Connecting Central America project and achieved excellent results. Some 60 Central American companies have received technical assistance and training through CBI's export coaching project. Many of these companies have achieved excellent results. Agrícola Antar, a Honduran okra breeder, is one of them. When the company started the CBI project, sales to Europe were nil. Now as much as 40% of its okra sales go to the European market. Another company ...

Source: AGF