Who are we and What are we working on

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Operations

Ramón Borges Dalisa Cuevas Rosado Natalí Gaskins Luis Jurado

Frances Lausell Miguel Marxuach Norysell Massanet

Yanna Muriel Julitza Nieves Jorge Pérez

Collaborators in Puerto Rico

Bucarabón Camposofía Colmena Cimarrona El Departamento de la Comida Frutos del Guacabo Haser

Josco Bravo La Botica de la Tierra Mercado de Agricultoras y Agricultores de Aguadilla Pueblo Nuevo Trama - Tres Vidas VisitRico

Collaborators in the US

Alaska Food Policy Council Hawaii Good Food Alliance RAFI USA Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition

Board of Directors

Yolanda Hernández Miguel Marxuach Rafael Ortiz

Advisory Board

Crystal Díaz Norysell Massanet Yanna Muriel Myrna Rivera

Operational Support

Bufete Collazo, Collazo y García: Legal HUB International: Aseguradores MitiMiti Estudio: Diseño y Programación Palabrería: Comunicaciones Zayas y Morazzani: CPA’s & Auditores

Why Do We Do This?

The Alliance for Agriculture grew out of ideas and conversations with farmers as we worked on the Regrow Fund for VisitRico after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017.

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It was undeniable that the organic farming sector was not on the government's radar; it was clear that the government needed to hear the collective voice of the sector. The sector was at a disadvantage; for it to thrive, like any other economic sector, it needed economic and technical support. Operational and structural capacities were needed to direct resources to projects on a consistent and sustained basis. We realized that only a few organizations in Puerto Rico had the operational focus and management skills necessary to receive a flow of resources.

Experienced individuals, farmers, administrators, financiers, economists and advocacy experts have come together, and today we have the Alliance for Agriculture, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation designed as a permanent vehicle with the mission to transform the way agriculture is done in Puerto Rico.

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