INQUIRER.net: Guatemala declares national coffee emergency

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Guatemala declares national coffee emergency Feb 9th 2013, 02:34 GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's president declared a national emergency Friday over the spread of coffee rust, saying the fungus that has hit other Central American countries is affecting 70 percent of this nation's crop. President Otto Molina Perez ordered the release of more than $14 million to aid coffee growers. He said the funds would help 60,000 small farmers buy pesticides and also finance instruction to teach them how to prevent the disease and stop it from spreading. "If we don't take the needed measures, in 2013-2014 our production could drop by 40 percent," Molina said in making his country the third in the region to decree emergencies in recent weeks. Coffee rust,... Keep on reading: Guatemala declares national coffee emergency Media files: guatemala-coffee.jpg (image/jpeg)

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