Program Description

The program provides funds for the development of infrastructure projects such as: paving roads, the construction and installation of potable water systems, the construction of facilities and recreational activity centers and community and cultural centers. This program was transferred to the Agricultural Enterprises Development Administration (ADEA spanish acronym) of the Rural Development Corporation (CDR spanish acronym) as part of Reorganization Plan No. 4. This program was a part of the Agricultural Services Sector.

• Encourage the development of infrastructure projects that are necessary for the expedited development of Puerto Rico's rural zones.

• Stimulate the development of infraestructure projects that have direct socio-economic impact as established by public policy goals.

Human Resources

Authorized and Proposed Positions	2009	2010	2011	2012
Other staff	0	0	0	3
Total, Positions	0	0	0	3

Program Description

Execute the Department of Agriculture's policies, strategies and directives; and oversee the compliance with administrative rules and regulations that direct the services and incentives of the Agency. It also groups supervisory activities of programs that relate to the Agency. The Administrator, Assistant Administrator and the Administrative Services Office were included as part of the Agency structure. In order to attain higher efficiency and productivity and in accordance to Reorganization Plan No. 4, the administrative areas of the Agricultural Enterprises Development Administration (ADEA) were incorporated to the Department of Agriculture General Services Division. It is also integrated the ADEA Information Systems, Human Resources and Budget Division.

Objectives

• Provide administrative and managerial support to the operational programs and units so that they may meet the established goals included in the Strategic Plan.

• Promote the rules and regulations that dictate the development of operational programs in order to meet agricultural programmatic commitments.

Customers

Programs, units, Agency employees and the general public

Human Resources

Authorized and Proposed Positions	2009	2010	2011	2012
Managerial,Technical, Administrative, and Office Staff	0	0	0	94
Other staff	0	0	0	2
Planning, Budget, Statistics, Auditing, and Finance	0	0	0	31
Education and Recreational Services Professionals	0	0	0	1
Maintenance and General Services Staff	0	0	0	45
Information Systems	0	0	0	8
Total, Positions	0	0	0	181

Program Description

Provide farmers technical assistance, subsidies and economic incentives, protection and the provision of agricultural resources to develop the infrastructure, entrepreneurship capabilities and the implementation of the necessary technology for the following industries: apiarian, poultry, coffee, livestock, dairy, fishing, pork, garden products, fruit, rabbit, goat and sheep breeders. Provide financial resources to help increase the number of persons that pluck coffee through the Hands to the Countryside initiative. Create incentives for renting agricultural equipment. Quality Units and High Production (UCAR by its spanish acronym) will be sponsored in a number or agricultural businesses.

• Grant incentives and subsidies that promote an increase in agricultural activity in Puerto Rico.

• Contribute to improving local milk production by promoting activities such as: the replacement and importing of dairy cows, economic assistance, milk quality, improvement of the dairy herds, cleanliness and hygiene, among other incentives in accordance with the particularities of each company.

• Harvest better, high quality products

• Train farmers in business administration, international and local marketing, electronic information systems and others.

• Contribute to the improvement of livestock industries such as: farm animals, poultry, broiler chickens and eggs.

• Reimburse approximately $31,370,000 for 11,533,000 working hour claims by granting $2.72/hr to business farmers, $7,500,000 for the production of 340,909,091 quarts of milk, $1,100,000 to produce 198,198,198 pounds of chicken meat and $5,030,000 to reimburse owner fees, administrative expenses and the production of eggs and pullets.

Statistical Data	2010	2011	2012
Chicken and eggs reimbursed	0	0	1,000
Chicken production	0	0	400,000
Claimed hours	0	0	11,500
Customers served	0	0	14,500
Egg production	0	0	410,000
Hours claimed reimbursed (million $)	0	0	31
Pounds of chicken (thousand)	0	0	198,000
Quarts of milk production	0	0	340,900
Reimbursed pounds of chicken (thousand $)	0	0	1,100
Reimbursed quarters of milk production (thousand $)	0	0	7,500

The statistical was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 budget preparation process.

Customers

Farmers claiming salary and other subsidies.

Human Resources

Authorized and Proposed Positions	2009	2010	2011	2012
Managerial,Technical, Administrative, and Office Staff	0	0	0	21
Information Systems	0	0	0	1
Total, Positions	0	0	0	22

Program Description

The marketing program split from the agricultural services program based on what was stipulated in Reorganization Plan No. 4 and in order to stimulate an increase in agricultural income, stimulate the consumption of fresh Puerto Rican products, and stimulate organizedmarkets for Puerto Rican farmers. The Program also aims to offer high quality products, transforming agriculture to a technological and advance industry that helps farmers develop their own businesses and indentify new products to meet market needs. This program includes; coffee sales and purchases, agricultural product sales and purchases and institutional markets.

• Offer a greater emphasis on investments that foster coffee production and quality.

• Maintain coffee's supply by promoting the sale of established roasting facilities.

• Acquire un-sold coffee. The private industry does not have the capacity to buy and process all the coffee harvested.

• Promote the development of agricultural production that would allow for an increase in farmer income levels and increase agricultural business development.

• Encourage local agricultural efficiency and quality to increase the levels of internal and external demand.

• Promote an excellent variety of high quality products at agricultural fairs, exhibitions, symposia and commercial missions abroad.

• Encourage the consumption of fresh local agricultural products by Puerto Rican children in order to improve the levels of consumption in the future.

• Provide a secure market for farmers that guarantees prices for their products.

• Improve distribution channels of agricultural products in order to attain quality agricultural products

Statistical Data	2010	2011	2012
Cost of pound of coffee purchased-exterior (thousand $)	0	0	24,000
Cost of pounds of coffee purchased-local (thousand $)	0	0	8,400
Customers served	0	0	3,100
Purchase of agricultural products (thousand $)	0	0	27,970
Quintals of coffee purchased- exterior	0	0	150
Quintals of coffee purchased-local	0	0	20

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 budget preparation process.

Customers

Farmers

Human Resources

Authorized and Proposed Positions	2009	2010	2011	2012
Managerial,Technical, Administrative, and Office Staff	0	0	0	38
Other Safety and Protection Staff	0	0	0	1
Planning, Budget, Statistics, Auditing, and Finance	0	0	0	9
Public Relations and Communications	0	0	0	2
Maintenance and General Services Staff	0	0	0	88
Total, Positions	0	0	0	138

Services to the agricultural sector

Program Description

To provide farmers with the services required to develop agriculture in Puerto Rico. Promote procedures related to agricultural products to make agricultural services more effective. To process farmer requests, such as: the distribution of lime, distribution of seeds, sprinkling services and the acquisition of agricultural machinery. This program includes: crop protection, seed production and distribution and rural infrastructure.

• Improve crop damage and disease control to reduce the costs necessary to produce better agricultural products.

• Reduce the use of chemical pesticides to reduce the damage they cause on the environment.

• Transport, sell and distribute lime to meet the needs of farmers.

• Produce high quality saplings and seeds on Program farms making them available to farmers.

• Provide orientation at Program installations to farmers, educational entities and the general public on management and production of seeds.

• Encourage the development of agricultural production by providing services to combat pests and diseases.

• Apply herbicides, nematicides, fungicides and insecticides to combat pests and diseases by spraying 60,000 acres of land to protect the different crops. The Program will provide the manual labor, equipment, pesticides and supervise their application.

Statistical Data	2010	2011	2012
Acres served	0	0	60,000
Cost of fertilizer (thousand $)	0	0	6,500
Customers served	0	0	20,050
Invoiced amount of limestone carbonate (thousand $)	0	0	200
Tons of limestone carbonate distributed	0	0	11,000

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 budget preparation process.

Customers

Farmers

Human Resources

Authorized and Proposed Positions	2009	2010	2011	2012
Managerial,Technical, Administrative, and Office Staff	0	0	0	32
Other staff	0	0	0	126
Other Safety and Protection Staff	0	0	0	4
Planning, Budget, Statistics, Auditing, and Finance	0	0	0	7
Maintenance and General Services Staff	0	0	0	57
Total, Positions	0	0	0	226

FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 ADOPTED BUDGET

The adopted consolidated budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 is $154,961,000. The funding includes: $84,929,000 in Special Appropiations - General Fund, $69,902,000 in Revenues from Internal Sources and $130,000 from Other Income.

The Special Appropiations - General Fund will provide $8,429,000 for the Agency's operational expenses and $76,500,000 for subsidies, incentives and donations. The funds offer incentives for matching investments in agricultural businesses and for granting Christmas bonuses to agricultural workers eligible under Act. No. 42 of June 19, 1971, as amended, as well as technical assistance and economic incentives to bona fide farmers. In addition, it recommends funds for salary subsidy for agricultural workers and the provision of fertilizers for the crops of those bona fide farmers.

These funds will allow the Agency to meet the commitments imposed by the law and to meet its strategic goals and programmatic commitments.

SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES BY PROGRAM

Rural Infrastructure Development and Capital Improvements

Incentives and subsidies for the agricultural sector

Marketing