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Banana Project Coordinating Committee Meeting

Tiempo de lectura: 3 mins.

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture along with stakeholders involved in the Banana Project, held its second Project Coordinating Committee (PCC) Meeting to discuss the PAGoDA Contract BAN/2017/390-022 “Productivity enhancement of banana farms through integrated soil fertility management in the banana belt area of Belize” progress of the project.  Present were Members from the European Union, The National Authorizing Office, The University of Belize, The Banana Growers Association and the Ministry of Agriculture. The main topic of discussion was the progress of project activities, communication and visibility plan and the progress made since the first Project Coordinating Committee meeting that was held on February 28, 2018.

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