Increasing Seed Production, Expanding Pineapple Production, and Imporving Marketing in the Municipality of Santa Mara Ostuna, La Paz

$610K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Asociacin de Productores de Pia de El Salvador
Country	El Salvador
Start Date	Jun 07, 2006
End Date	Jun 08, 2008
Duration	732 days
Number of Grantees	4
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`50608-36`

Grant Description

APPES will assist 125 families in the municipality of Santa Maria Ostuma, department of La Paz, in improving the production, quality and sales of fresh and processed pineapple and other produce. The project will include training, technical assistance, a credit fund, a capital fund and a marketing program.

The local government and the national government will offer technical and infrastructure support. (ES-219)