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EntrePanas: The Utuado Farm Transforming Pana

Published Sep 16, 2026, 11:10 PM ASTvia El Nuevo Día

Why this matters: For Puerto Rico, maximizing the use of local crops like pana can help support the island’s food security and economy.

In Utuado, at the Dos Hermanas farm, the life of a pana fruit doesn’t end when it’s freshly harvested. Instead, it begins a process to utilize every part of the crop, aiming to convert one of Puerto Rico’s most representative foods into a variety of value-added products.

This initiative is part of EntrePanas, a project that seeks to make the most out of the pana and contribute to feeding Puerto Rico.

In context (787daily, from public data)

  • Utuado

    27,621Census estimate, 2020–20241739Founded113.5 sq mi (294 km²)Area
SourceEl Nuevo Día

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