WILLEMSTAD - A new agricultural association is being established to breathe new life into agriculture in Curaçao. This was announced by Franklin Sluis, chairman of the Institute for Professional Excellence (IPE).
The association with the name 'Agri Korsou' will, among other things, strive for affordable water prices for farmers. Sluis has already submitted a draft proposal for this, which he hopes will be ratified by the Ministry of Health, Environment and Nature. The IPE is also the institute that set up the agricultural training for Jandino Asporaat in Hòfi Mango.
Sluis emphasizes that agriculture in Curaçao offers many opportunities. “This does not only apply to employment and savings on import costs, but it also produces healthier products. The new training system works without pesticides and will therefore provide unsprayed local food,' says Sluis.
The agricultural training at Hòfi Mango will start in August and will last 16 weeks.