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The Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture (Spanish: Departamento de Agricultura) is one of the few Cabinet-level government agencies explicitly created by the Constitution of Puerto Rico [1] as the Department of "Agriculture and Commerce", most of the commerce at the time of its enactment being agriculture-based.
USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station or TARS is an USDA-ARS agricultural research center with well known botanical garden in the city of Mayagüez, in Puerto Rico. Maricao, in Puerto Rico. Its code of international recognition as a botanical institution, as well as the initials of its herbarium is MAYAG. [1]
In 2012, there were 13,159 farms in Puerto Rico. [9] While not a state, Puerto Rico is a member of the Southern United States Trade Association, a non-profit organization that assists the agriculture industry in developing its exports. [10] In early 2020, farm owners in Ponce reported on the continuing challenge of finding laborers. [11]
Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico (NAP) —Spanish: Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (PAN) popularly known in Puerto Rico as Cupones (English: Food Stamps)— is a federal assistance nutritional program provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) solely to Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rico Department of Housing, created in 1972, [9] succeeded the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation, or Corporación de Renovación Urbana y Vivienda (CRUV, its Spanish acronym), [10] which was created in the late 1950s to succeed the Puerto Rico Housing Authority, created by Gov. Luis Muñoz Marín and headed by Juan César Cordero ...
The Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce (Spanish: Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio de Puerto Rico) is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible for the economic development in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and all its commerce related matters.
Autoridad para el Financiamiento de la Infraestructura de Puerto Rico: AFI: Banking: Caño Martín Peña ENLACE Project Corporation: ENLACE: Corporación del Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña: ENLACE: Real estate: Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Corporation: CCPRCC: Corporación del Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto ...
Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico (1 C, 1 P) Department of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico (1 C, 2 P) Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico (1 P)