Deputy U.S. Ag Secretary Krysta Harden and Jacobo Paz, the Honduras Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock signed an agreement to support agricultural development and trade in Honduras. Through USDA’s Food for Progress program, the U.S. will provide to Honduras 30,000 metric tons of yellow corn and 18,000 tons of soybean meal valued at $17 million. South Dakota Corn Grower’s President Keith Alverson says this is a great development that should lead to even more trade in the future.
Alverson says the main aim of the Food for Progress program is to support sustainable agricultural production in developing nations and promote ag trade.
The Honduran government will use process from the sale of the commodities to implement projects aimed at improving agricultural productivity, enhancing farmers access to information and market skills as well as build government capacity.
