More than 1,600 Honduran southern families benefited with poultry, pigs, and micro-irrigation systems, reports the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG).
The implementation of projects for pig breeding, poultry production, and micro-irrigation systems is transforming the agricultural sector, contributing to food security and job creation in producing families in Choluteca and Valle, states SAG.
As part of an ambitious plan to revitalize rural development in the southern region of the country, an initiative has been launched to transform economic and social dynamics in low-income families.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), through the National Program for Sustainable Rural and Urban Development (Pronaders), is promoting initiatives that are changing the agricultural, food, and employment landscape of these communities.
From the installation of irrigation systems to the distribution of laying hens and the delivery of pigs, productive rural partners are experiencing significant progress in their production and marketing capacity.
There are 40 irrigation systems in addition to the mesh house project installed in the southern part of the country, benefiting 360 families in Valle and 470 households in Choluteca, providing them with the necessary infrastructure to cultivate a variety of fresh and nutritious foods within their communities.
Furthermore, in coordination with the Livestock Bonus program, eight productive rural savings and credit unions are receiving four thousand laying hens (Brown Nick), 500 hens per rural union in Choluteca, benefiting 350 families, and an equal number in the department of Valle.
Martha Vásquez, a beneficiary of the laying hen project, expressed: “We feel very happy and grateful to President Xiomara Castro for the support they provide to housewives and farmers; because we had never received any help, no government had given us this, we feel very happy with the little hens, because we have made the future with them.”
This measure provides them with the opportunity to access quality eggs at affordable prices and provides them with a sustainable source of income, helping them improve their quality of life.
Likewise, 30 savings and credit unions are being strengthened by receiving three sows and one boar (Lantra and Yorkshire) each, benefiting around 850 families in the two departments.
This investment in pig farming stimulates the local economy by promoting the production of high-quality meat and provides rural communities with the opportunity to diversify their economic activities and generate higher incomes.
Through training and technical assistance programs, at the initiative of the Minister of SAG, Laura Elena Suazo, farmers are empowered to adopt sustainable agricultural practices and diversify their sources of income, thereby strengthening the resilience of communities to climatic and economic challenges.
This transformative vision, rooted in the principles of equity and social justice, promises to change the rural landscape and open up new horizons of opportunity and dignity for all its inhabitants.
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