In Jalisco, approximately 800 hectares of agave will be replaced with sugarcane plantations as part of crop conversion.
This was announced by the State Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), explaining that programs to strengthen production and contribute to the economic growth of rural communities began two months ago.
They explained that, during this administration, they have held meetings with representatives of the productive sector in 40 municipalities across the state, highlighting the launch of the crop conversion project.
According to Eduardo Ron Ramos, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development in Jalisco, there are also projects benefiting residents and dairy farmers.
This will involve the construction of a water catchment basin with a capacity of 20 to 25 million cubic meters in the community of Santa Inés, in the municipality of Lagos de Moreno.
Both projects aim to establish strategic work plans that impact the community, with the goal of improving productivity and achieving economic growth in the localities.
He added that for the coastal region, through the Jalisco Agency for Agrifood Health, Safety, and Quality (ASICA), they will support producers in Cihuatlán and Tomatlán with training and the purchase of inputs.
Meanwhile, in Zapotitlán de Vadillo, in collaboration with the state of Colima, they will seek certification to export livestock.
The municipalities with the most actions in the last four months are Tomatlan, Cihuatlan, La Huerta, Cuautitlan, Puerto Vallarta, San Sebastian del Oeste, Ahualulco, Etzatlan, Teuchitlan, Tala, Amatitan, Tequila, Ameca, El Grullo, Toliman, Zapotlan El Grande, Tamazula de Gordiano, Zapotitlan de Vadillo, San Gabriel, San Martin de Hidalgo, Acatlan, Zapotlan del Rey, Ocotlan, Jamay, Jocotepec, San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Tepatitlan, Valle de Guadalupe, Jalostotitlan, Lagos de Moreno, San Juan de los Lagos and Ojuelos.
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