Fogo: Ecopesca prepares fruit processing and fish preservation units.

São Filipe, August 21 (Inforpress) – The Ecopesca Cooperative of São Jorge is preparing to implement two new projects related to the processing of agri-food products and the preservation and marketing of fish, in an investment that aims to diversify the organization's economic activities.

According to the head of Ecopesca, Clarindo Teixeira, the cooperative ran a training course on the processing and preparation of fruit, jams and liqueurs – for the production of liqueurs, jams, preserves and juices – in partnership with the Associação Projecto Vitó as part of the Pamar Project, and is currently in the second phase of the project.

At this stage, the cooperative is working on leasing a space and on the licensing process with the São Filipe City Council, while awaiting funding from the municipality for equipment to install the fruit processing unit.

Clarindo Teixeira stated that once the necessary procedures are completed, the unit should begin operating soon, allowing the cooperative to create a new activity to utilize and enhance the value of local agricultural production.

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