Colombia: More municipalities of Santander will have agricultural extension service

25 municipalities of the department will benefit from an agreement signed between the department and the ADR, in which $ 1.8 billion will be invested. By signing the 1 to 1 inter-administrative agreement, the provision of the public agricultural extension service to more than 2,000 small agricultural producers in 25 municipalities of the Santander department is ensured, who will receive technical assistance and training to strengthen their productive units, improving thus the productivity and competitiveness of the Santander countryside. (Read: National School of Rural Extension seeks to promote agricultural innovation) The municipalities that benefit from the agricultural extension service are Albania, Aratoca, Barbosa, Betulia, Chipatá, Contratación, El Peñón, Florián, Jesús María, La Belleza, La Paz, Matanza, Mogotes, Molagavita, Onzaga, Palmas de Socorro, Páramo, Piedecuesta, National Bridge, Puerto Parra, Rionegro, San Gil, Santa Helena del Opón, Suaita and Tona. “The ...