Winter Vegetable Proposal
Michael Maxey - January 29, 2025
This is a proposal to Re-direct Foreign Assistance Funding Toward a Central American "Winter Vegetable" Export Initiative Aimed at Lowering Fruit and Vegetable Prices by 25% to US Consumers.
Objective: To re-program existing and future USAID funding from ongoing private sector and agricultural projects in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras into a large-scale "Winter Vegetable" initiative. This initiative aims to increase fruit and vegetable exports from these countries to the U.S. by 100% during the October-March period, thereby decreasing U.S. supermarket prices for these products by 25%.
Proposal to Redirect USAID Funding Toward a Central American "Winter Vegetable" Export Initiative Aimed at Lowering Fruit and Vegetable Prices to US Consumers and Increasing Economic Development in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras
Objective: To re-program existing and future USAID funding from ongoing private sector and agricultural projects in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras into a large-scale "Winter Vegetable" initiative.
The goal of this initiative is to increase fruit and vegetable exports from these countries to the U.S. by 100% during the October-March period, thereby decreasing U.S. supermarket prices for these products by 25%.
1. Targeted Fruits and Vegetables for Production and Export
The program will focus on high-demand winter crops that are currently imported in large quantities to the U.S. during the colder months.
These include:
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Vegetables:
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Bell peppers (green, red, yellow)
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Tomatoes (roma, cherry, vine)
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Cucumbers
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Zucchini
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Squash (butternut, acorn)
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Leafy greens (lettuce, spinach, kale)
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Green beans
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Fruits:
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Avocados
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Papayas
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Mangoes
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Pineapples
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Bananas
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