The puerto rico department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; assisting producers with research and…

The Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture will use a $483,669 Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Puerto Rico through marketing, research and development, increased availability and access, and addressing challenges facing specialty crop producers. The Department will leverage efforts with their grant recipient, the Fondo de Innovacion para el Desarrollo Agricola de Puerto Rico, to carry out a variety of activities and projects to benefit specialty crop producers and consumers in Puerto Rico from September 2021 through September 2024. Performance metrics will track measurable outcomes.

The puerto rico department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; expanding availability and access to specialty crops; and addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers through a variety of activities/projects with their grant recipients. Beneficiaries include the residents of all 50 states, 5 territories, and the district of columbia. Performance evidence in the form of measurable outcomes is required.