Government of Puebla, Mexico will promote production of mezcalero agave in the Mixteca

Published 2023년 6월 6일

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The Puebla state government, led by Governor Sergio Salomón Céspedes Peregrina, has unveiled a strategy to boost mezcalero agave production in the Mixteca region, aiming to provide a primary source of income for the local population. Announced during a sorghum production support event in Tepexco, this initiative seeks to position Puebla's mezcalero agave as the nation's best and provide an alternative economy for a region hit by drought. The plan also includes efforts to improve water supply through the recovery of jagüeyes, which are used for collecting rainwater, and by constructing water wells and cemeteries in Tepexco.

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The state government will promote the production of mezcalero agave in the municipalities that make up the Mixteca region so that it is one of the main sources of income for the population, announced the governor of Puebla, Sergio Salomón Céspedes Peregrina. This was stated by the president during his speech in the 'Strategy to increase the production of sorghum and delivery of support for the well-being of Puebla families', in the municipality of Tepexco, where he assured that the mezcalero agave from Puebla will become the best from the country. "Today that we have mezcal of such high quality, we want to tell you that we are going to bet on the Mixteca being a producer of agave mezcalero, we are going to go all out to create great conditions and we need the municipal presidents, the commissioners, the organization of all because Mezcal today represents a huge economic opportunity." He commented that this plan will allow boosting the economy of one of the poorest regions of the ...

Source: Milenio