Ngöbe Bugle Shire is Biofortified

October 17, 2010
By fu.di.

The Ngöbe Bugle Shire is now producing biofortified rice, maize, beans and squash thanks to the tests and research of Panama´s Agricultural Institute and the Ngöbe Bugle Project.

The agricultural bio-fortification program collects and classifies seeds and plant material of Creole origin.  Then, these organic materials are sanitized and acclimated in the biotechnology laboratory before being delivered to area farmers.

Even though researchers knew soil fertility conditions were not  ideal for agricultural development from the get-go, they  plan to establish new products in the Shire like potatoes, cocoa, dye-producing plants and bananas, as well Creole cattle, egg-laying hens and broilers, sheep and goats.

The Ngöbe Bugle are one of Panama’s seven remaining indigenous tribes.

Ngobe Bugle Shire Map

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