643.7 million pesos allocated to Zacatecan producers in Mexico

Honey

Chia Seed

Mexico

Published Jan 8, 2022

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NTR ZACATECAS. ZACATECAS, Zacatecas. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development allocated 643.7 million pesos in 2021 in Zacatecas to disperse support in favor of 65 thousand 351 producers of basic grains, chia, and honey, through the priority program Production for Wellbeing (PpB). The state representative of Agriculture, José María Llamas Caballero, highlighted that, for the first time, last year, 510 honey producers and 52 chia producers were incorporated into the list of beneficiaries of this program. In the first case, 3.1 million pesos were allocated, for a total coverage of 23 thousand 879 hives, and for chia producers, 372.5 hectares were included, located in the Tlaltenango canyon, and to date, they have been supported with 574 thousand 350 pesos. Llamas Caballero specified that PpB aims to increase productivity in the sector, by providing liquidity to small and medium-scale producers of grains (corn, beans, and bread wheat, among others), chia, and honey, through direct support for their investment in productive activities.

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NTR ZACATECAS. ZACATECAS, Zacatecas. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development allocated 643.7 million pesos in 2021 in Zacatecas to disperse support in favor of 65 thousand 351 producers of basic grains, chia and honey, through the priority program Production for Wellbeing (PpB). The state representative of Agriculture, José María Llamas Caballero, highlighted that, for the first time, last year, 510 honey producers and 52 chia producers were incorporated into the list of beneficiaries of this program. In the first case, 3.1 million pesos were allocated, for a total coverage of 23 thousand 879 hives and for chia producers, 372.5 hectares were included, located in the Tlaltenango canyon, and to date they have been supported with 574 thousand 350 pesos. Llamas Caballero specified that PpB aims to increase productivity in the sector, by providing liquidity to small and medium-scale producers of grains (corn, beans and bread wheat, among others), chia and honey, through ...

Source: Inforural