Nicaragua to Promote Industrialization of Coffee

The National Coffee Council (Conacafe), a partnership in which the government, producers and marketers participate, has revealed plans to boost the coffee processing industry in Nicaragua, giving added value to the sector.

"Since last year, the government has been generating a lot of opportunities for small rural agro-industrialist to improve production conditions and also to transform the product," said the Conacafé president, Juan Ramón Obregón. "We are good producers and harvesters but we have to learn to manage the industry." He added that within the cooperative sector, "small amounts of ground coffee properly packed and with stamps showing origin are already being sold."

Last year, coffee stopped being the main source of foreign currency, taking second place. The number one export item is meat and live animals.

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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