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Taiwan helps Central America fight Coffee Diseases

Published: 2026-03-19 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/03/19, Tao Wenlong, secretary-general of the Foundation for International Cooperation and Development, signed a memorandum of understanding with the general manager of the Central American Economic Integration Bank on the 5th to assist in the coffee rust loan project in the Central American region. Dozens of people, including Ambassador of the Republic of China to Honduras Guo Yongliang, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry of Honduras Jacobo Regalado, coffee industry leaders and government officials, attended the ceremony.

Tao Wenlong, secretary-general of the Foundation for International Cooperation and Development, signed on the 5th with Ruishubes, general manager of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration.

Memorandum of cooperation to assist in the Central American Regional Coffee Rust loan Project.

Guo Yongliang, Ambassador of the Republic of China to Honduras, Jacobo Regalado, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry of Honduras, Coffee production

Dozens of industry leaders and government officials were present to watch the ceremony.

In their speeches, both Tao Wenlong and Guo Yongliang stressed the Republic of China's commitment to the development of the Central American region. They say that Taiwan is a region.

Strategic partners and the largest member States outside the CABEI region have been actively and continuously involved in regional development issues over the years.

Coffee rust, which has been hit hard by industry and economy, cannot sit idly by.

This time, the National Cooperation Council is actively promoting the case with CABEI, looking forward to phased assistance through financing and free technical assistance grants.

Small, medium and large farmers, and then consolidate the overall regional coffee industry as the ultimate goal.

In his speech, Rishbeth thanked the Republic of China for its timely assistance and Tao Wenlong's personal visit to Honduras and signed with CABEI on regional development.

For an important memorandum of cooperation against coffee rust. Central America has been hit by coffee rust and is expected to close in 2012-2013.

It caused a loss of 16.4 per cent, with a damaged area of 590000 hectares and a reduction of nearly US $500m in foreign exchange earnings; the coffee industry occupied the melon land respectively.

Mara and Honduras account for 15% and 30% of the gross national product (GNP). So far, the international cooperation agencies have only the Republic of China National Union to lend a helping hand.

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