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The European Union presented the CREA project, which will support the strengthening of exports with $4.7 million
Posted On 19 May 2022
Eight agri-food products will receive support from the European Union, with a fund of $4.7 million (4.5 million euros) to strengthen their respective value chains and facilitate their commercialization on the European market, through the Camino a la Reactivation of the Agrifood Ecuador (CREA), which was presented last Wednesday, May 18, in Quito.
The European Union presented the CREA project, which will support the strengthening of exports with $4.7 million
In this way, avocado, banana, coffee, cocoa, guayusa, soursop, plantain and quinoa crops will receive support from this project, which will also be carried out in the country with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fishing.
Charles-Michel Geurts, ambassador of the European Union (EU) in Ecuador, explained that CREA is defined by diversification towards sustainable products with added value and associativity to benefit those who are the backbone of sustainable development, which are MSMEs.
