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Friday, August 28, 2009
Ottawa – The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, today visited projects supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in the Loma Plata colony and in Laguna Capitán.
Mr. Toews visited the Frigochorti Meat Packing and Processing Plant of the Chortitzer Cooperative, where a CIDA-led project helped advance the standards of meat inspection. The project will ultimately lead to improved export opportunities in larger markets, such as the European Union and Chilean markets, and result in safer and higher-quality meat products.
"This Canadian-led project is making a real difference. I was very happy to be able to meet with the hard-working people on the ground. As a result of this project, local communities are being strengthened and the economic sustainability of local farmers is improving," said Minister Toews.
Minister Toews is meeting with several senior Paraguayan Government and aid officials over a period of four days. He concluded his second day in Laguna Capitán and is scheduled on Saturday to visit the Chaco and southeast regions of Paraguay, where Mennonite-owned and -operated dairy co-operatives, supported by CIDA, produce and process the majority of the country' s milk and dairy products.
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