News Article – La Prensa: The largest organic nursery in Central America opens in Coclé

The Organic Greenhouse is located  in El Caño de Natá. Tomada of @MIDAPANAMA

The largest organic nursery in Central America is located in Panama, specifically in the community of El Olivo in the village of El Caño de Natá, province of Coclé.

It comprises more than seven hectares of production and among its main crops is mango, cucurbits such as melon and cucumber, as well as Persian lemon, avocado and banana. Fruits are not only for the national market but also for export, being its main market Europe.

The Minister of Agricultural Development, Eduardo Carles, said that the company owns the Simply Natural project and that exports are made under the country brand Panama Exporta.

“This is controlled agriculture, specifically for the production of seedlings with high genetic fruit,” said Carles.

The inaugural act of the nursery was held this Wednesday, September 5, where Minister Carles was in the company of representatives of Simply Natural, who placed the labeling of a container of Persian bananas and lemons that will be exported to the Netherlands.