Preparing Ethnic Salvadoran agricultural for export market
September 29, 2004

Ambassador Barclay and Minister Salaverría sample hors d’oeuvres made from chipilín, chufle and pacaya.

US Ambassador H. Douglas Barclay and Salvadoran Minister of Agriculture launched the project “Pest Risk Assessment Studies for Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports”, which will provide resources to carry out pest risk assessment studies of four ethnic products: leaf of chipilín, flower of izote, chufle and pacaya, will be possible thanks to $300,000 from the Department of Agriculture of the United States.

The results of these studies should guarantee the soundness of these crops for the export market. The funds will also serve to enable technicians of the Ministry of Agriculture to carry out risk-assessment studies on other agricultural products.