# 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]

## What this stands on

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 -, News)
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 -, News)
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, News)
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 -, News)
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 -, News)
6. El Josco Bravo Agroecology School states the partnership trained over 500 ecological farmers during its operation. (San Juan Daily Star, News)
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, News)

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