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El
Salvador:
Corn
Seeds
for
National
Production
San
Salvador
-
The
Salvadoran
government
announced
Thursday
that
the
country
will
produce
all
the
corn
seeds
for
the
national
crops
starting
next
year,
since
this
is a
basic
grain
in
the
national
diet.
Guillermo
Lopez,
Salvadoran
Minister
of
Agriculture
and
Cattle
Breeding,
stated
that
the
nation
will
stop
importing
the
seeds
from
foreign
enterprises,
as
has
been
occurring
up
to
now.
Lopez
recalled
that
this
year
the
local
authorities
wanted
to
acquire
40
percent
of
the
seeds
from
small
and
middle
producers,
with
the
intention
to
achieve
100
percent
in
2014,
but
this
objective
will
be
reached
in
2011.
He
said
that
having
local
seeds
with
a
good
quality
is
an
important
step
to
guarantee
food
security.
Lopez
said
the
setback
of
the
rains
did
not
affect
the
plantations
started
in
May,
so
the
situation
in
the
fields
is
normal.
The
government
calculates
that
with
the
Family
Agriculture
Plan,
by
means
of
which
325,000
small
producers
received
new
seeds,
fertilizers
and
advice,
national
production
will
grow
25
percent
this
year.
Lopez
said
the
authorities
will
keep
on
supporting
the
producers
with
measures
including
low
interest
rates
from
state
banks,
to
restore
production,
destroyed
by
former
local
governments'
neglect.
Corn
flour
is
basic
for
making
tortillas
and
pupusas,
the
national
dishes.
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