An organization of 30 fishermen from Costa de Pájaros went from being on the verge of disappearing to expanding its seafood business.
This is thanks to the fact that the group was one of the 64 organizations of agricultural and fisheries producers that had access to the Inder’s “Marching Credit”, a program specially created to support the economic reactivation in the 29 rural territories of the country, affected by the pandemic. .
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This credit gives them up to ₡ 10 million at an interest rate of 2% per year fixed for 5 years.
“If we had not obtained that money from“ Crédito en Marcha ”, the organization at this time would have completely disappeared and all the dreams we have today of continuing to generate more employment and support for Gulf families would also have died. It is the first time in 15 years of the life of this organization that we have received the support of an institution ”, said Ana Esquivel, president of the Association of Coastal Artisanal Fishermen.
The organization assures that today, after overcoming the crisis due to the pandemic, they are in the process of expansion, since they are already in talks with other organizations in Manzanillo, Isla Venado, Cocoroca de Chomes, among others, to buy product from them, process it and sell it in the Metropolitan area.
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“We want to generate more employment for the families of the Gulf of Nicoya, that more people benefit, improve their sales and their quality of life,” added Esquivel, who also indicated that currently four groups of women are also being supported to that they are trained and able to start their own businesses related to aquaculture and fisheries.
These women’s organizations, related to the Chomes fishermen’s organization, seek to develop cage snapper and shrimp farming projects in the Gulf of Nicoya.
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