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UPR Mayagüez rector cancels longstanding farmer training agreement

Interim UPR Mayagüez rector canceled an agreement training over 500 ecological farmers.

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Miguel Muñoz, interim rector of UPR Mayagüez, notified on October 4 that the university was canceling its collaboration agreement with Escuela de Agroecología El Josco Bravo. [1][3] The canceled agreement had operated since 2016, and trained over 500 ecological farmers at UPR Mayagüez and the Gurabo Agricultural Experimental Station. [2][6] Escuela de Agroecología El Josco Bravo representatives stated they received no prior communication or consultation about the cancellation decision. [4] UPR administration stated the cancellation was due to concerns over participant numbers, parking, facility use, and third party site visits. [5] The terminated partnership, first signed in 2016 and renewed in 2024, allowed the agroecology school to operate training programs on UPR Mayagüez farm facilities. [7]
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  1. Miguel Muñoz, interim rector of UPR Mayagüez, notified on October 4 that the university was canceling its collaboration agreement with Escuela de Agroecología El Josco Bravo. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  2. The canceled agreement had operated since 2016, and trained over 500 ecological farmers at UPR Mayagüez and the Gurabo Agricultural Experimental Station. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  3. UPR Mayagüez interim chancellor Dr. Miguel Muñoz notified the El Josco Bravo Agroecology School on Oct 4 that their collaborative agreement would be terminated. · San Juan Daily Star
  4. Escuela de Agroecología El Josco Bravo representatives stated they received no prior communication or consultation about the cancellation decision. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  5. UPR administration stated the cancellation was due to concerns over participant numbers, parking, facility use, and third party site visits. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  6. El Josco Bravo Agroecology School states the partnership trained over 500 ecological farmers during its operation. · San Juan Daily Star
  7. The terminated partnership, first signed in 2016 and renewed in 2024, allowed the agroecology school to operate training programs on UPR Mayagüez farm facilities. · San Juan Daily Star
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