The European Union, the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) and the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) have been working together to strengthen economic integration in Central America since 2018. Now, the results are starting to show. The companies Agrícola Antar and Panafruit both took part in CBI’s Connecting Central America project and have achieved outstanding results.
Some 60 Central American companies have received technical assistance and training via CBI’s export coaching project. Many of these companies have achieved excellent results. Agrícola Antar, a Honduran okra enterprise, is one of them. When the company started the CBI project, its sales to Europe were zero. Now, as much as 40% of its okra sales go to the European market.
Another company that achieved great results during the project is Panafruit. Panafruit is a family business from Panama, founded in 2001. The company is dedicated to the production and export of papaya. They handle the entire process from planting and packing to export.
Source: cbi.eu