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Press

·          “Market Research Class Connects with the Real World of Fruit and Vegetable Commodities” Biz Buzz, Fall 2006.

·          “FTF Visits Egypt while President Bush Visits Guatemala” in FIU Inside Business, March 2007.

·          “Hemispheric Agribusiness Seminar Series” presented by FIU and IICA

·          “FIU Boosts Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Central America with USAID Grant” from FIU News, Winter 2006.

·          Workshop Takes a Tropical Twist: Farmer-to-Farmer Program Connects with Tropical Agricultural Research” from Business Networks, August 2006

·          “ Farmer-to-Farmer Program Helps Rural Honduran University Develop Strategic Plan for Growth” from Business Networks, July 2006

·          “ New Farmer-to-Farmer Partnership Plants Seeds of Opportunity in Central America” from Business Networks, June 2006

·          “FIU Students to Partner with Central American Farmers” from FIU Media, May 2005

·        “Reflections of Honduras” from TuDog News & Views, March 2005

·        “ Onward & Upward Guatemala” From TuDog News & Views, August 2005

·        “MIB Student Gives Green Light to Chili Company” from FIU CBA Biz Buzz, September 2005

·        “The John Ogonowski Farmer to Farmer Program in Latin America” from the Foreign Agricultural Service, October 2004

·        “FIU Program to help Central American Farmers” from Miami Today, October 2004

·        “FIU’s CBA Reaches Out to Latin American Nations through Important Economic Development Programs” from CBA Media Release, April 2004

·          “FIU adjudica beca para ayuda social empresarial”  from Terra.com, October 2003 (en espaņol)

·        “FIU’s CBA and Winrock International Awarded USAID Social Entrepreneurship Grant” from CBA Media, October 2003

·        Ayuda de la FIU llega a Centroamericafrom Nuevo Herald, October 2003 (en espaņol)

 

Videos

·         News Video Clip from Little Rock Channel 7 News

·                            News Video Clip from CNN en Espaņol, Interview with Miguel Rey (en  espaņol)

 

Market Research Reports

 

2007

 

Report 1: Ornamental Plants, Flowers and Foliage

Report 2: Oranges, Grapefruit, and Limes

Report 3: Apricots, Plums, and Rambutan

Report 4: Sweet Granadilla, Loroco, and Seedless Watermelon

Report 5: Cape Gooseberries, Strawberries and Loquat

Report 6: Watercress, Okra and Eggplant

 

 

2006

 

Report 1: Canned & Frozen Pineapple; Cashew Apple

Report 2:  Mango; Guanabana/Soursop

Report 3:  Jicama; Jocote

Report 4:  Mixed Dry Fruit

Report 5:  Guava; Papaya; Lychee; Black Sapote; Sopodilla

Report 6:  Carrots; Broccoli; Cauliflower

Report 7:  Sun dried Tomatoes; Frozen Peeled Potatoes; Parsley; Culantro

Report 8:  Tomato; Plantain; Yellow Onion; Sweet Potato

Report 9:  Red Bean; Cassava; Chayote; Cush-Cush

 

 

2005

 

Guatemala                                                                          Nicaragua

Report 1                                                                              Report 1

Report 2                                                                              Report 2

 

 

El Salvador

Report 1

Report 2

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