Farmer’s Bill of Rights: the 30-day answer and the certification
Act 39-2006 gives farmers the right to an answer within 30 days from the Department of Agriculture, and defines what a bona fide farmer is.
August 23, 2026
Agency
Departamento de Agricultura de Puerto Rico
The umbrella agency for the agricultural sector, covering the Agricultural Enterprise Development Administration (ADEA), the Land Authority, the Agricultural Insurance Corporation and the Agricultural Development Innovation Fund. It publishes the Incentives Program each year and operates eight agricultural regions.
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Department of Agriculture incentives for farmers
Wage subsidy, fertilizer vouchers, livestock, coffee, fishing and equipment rental, with the per-farmer, per-year caps the 2025-2026 manual publishes.
August 15, 2026
Crop insurance: insuring the harvest before the hurricane arrives
The CSA covers coffee, plantains, citrus, fruit, bananas, cane, vegetables and pineapple. The sales window is short and late applications are refused.
August 15, 2026
Coffee: how the label tells you if it is Puerto Rican or foreign
Act 60-1964 requires the label to state who processed the coffee and whether it is foreign, in letters no less than a quarter inch tall.
August 24, 2026
Digital farmer registry: finding local produce by town
Act 12-2026 orders the Agriculture Department to build a free public registry of bonafide farmers, searchable by product, municipality and name.
August 25, 2026
Sharecropping contract: working a farm that is not yours
Act 24-1978 gives the sharecropper the right to agricultural programmes in their own name, but only if the deal is in writing and filed in the Registry.
August 29, 2026
Agricultural practices permit: clearing, ponds and roads
Act 140-2015 exempts ploughing, harrowing, furrowing and terracing from permits, and gives 30 days plus one extension: no answer means the permit is deemed granted.
August 29, 2026
Women Farmers Programme: workshops and financing
Act 58-2017 requires Agriculture to give annual seminars to bona fide women farmers and to facilitate financing of agricultural projects promoted by women.
August 29, 2026
Organic products: what the certification means
Act 228-2003 forbids calling an agricultural product organic without certification, and requires the label “Producto Certificado Orgánico de Puerto Rico.”
August 29, 2026
Pesticides: who may fumigate and what you can demand
Act 49-1953 requires a licence for the business and certification for the person applying pesticides, plus Agriculture registration of every product sold here.
August 29, 2026
Family farmers markets: selling and buying local
Act 63-2015 requires a farmer certification to sell at these markets and forbids selling there any product not originated in Puerto Rico.
August 29, 2026
Delpaís mark: what it guarantees and how to license it
Act 195-2016 limits the Delpaís mark to products produced, processed and packed in Puerto Rico, and requires 65% local raw material in processed goods.
August 29, 2026
Commercial animal feed: what the label must say
Act 110-1962 requires registration, guaranteed analysis and a Spanish label for livestock feed. Note: despite the title, it does not cover dogs or cats.
August 29, 2026
Livestock theft: how to prove the animal is yours
Act 517-2004 presumes illegal possession if you move livestock outside the hours or in an unauthorised vehicle, and punishes livestock theft as a felony.
August 29, 2026
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