Agricultural organization criticizes Honduras’ importation of beans from Ethiopia

On Wednesday, the National Federation of Agriculturists and Stock-raisers of Honduras (FENAGH) criticized the government’s recent decision to import kidney beans from Ethiopia, a decision taken without consulting the FENAGH. Leopoldo Durán, the president of FENAGH, said that FENAGH will investigate the decision in collaboration with other agricultural organizations. Durán predicts that negative economic consequences will result, because in his opinion there was no solid justification for the decision. According to the Honduran Institute of Agricultural Marketing (IHMA), there are currently enough beans produced in Honduras to maintain food security. Read article.