Honduras project 522-0399 · 1994 · trade and investment

Project to promote the production and export of new nontraditional agricultural crops by Honduran small farmers (those with up to 10 ha of land). The project will be implemented by the Honduran Agricultural Research Foundation (FHIA). The project will help the FHIA to establish a market research and trade promotion program through which it will identify five or six new exportable nontraditional crops. A profile for each crop will be constructed, including a crop research plan, required inputs, a small farmer outreach plan, and analysis of market and environmental considerations. FHIA's Market Information Center will identify buyers for the crops, attempting to establish permanent commercial linkages between the buyers and Honduran growers; and provide continuous price information on selected markets in the United States and Europe. Newsletters and reports on topics such as new crops, price trends, competitor behavior, and trade regulations will be produced. FHIA will seek to interest small farmers in its program through demonstration plots on small farmer lands and at FHIA research stations. FHIA will also provide regular training and TA to producer associations and farmers in e

Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABL-587 (1994). The source's own text.