Agricultural Development.
Puerto Rico is dangerously dependent on imports for more than 80 percent of food consumed on the island. Delayed shipments and deliveries after hurricanes Irma and Maria demonstrated the need to have more robust local food sources.
The Puerto Rico Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is a professional development program sponsored by the University of P.. at Mayaguez College of Agricultural Sciences. The university works to deliver a program that enhances the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of Puerto Rico through research and education. Puerto Rico SARE partners with researchers, extension faculty, producers, and community organizations to research and implement the best science-based practices available in all aspects of Puerto Rico's agricultural system.
Support for the island's agricultural sector is an important step toward promoting local agriculture and economic development.