The MAG, through the National Institute of Innovation and Transfer in Agricultural Technology (INTA), shall use that land for the installation of a seedling production and seed reproduction center and a collection center for agricultural and agro-industrial products from producers in the surrounding areas in the province of Cartago. The MAG shall enter into a cooperation, research, production, commercialization, and administration agreement for the collection center with the Cooperativa Comercializadora de Hortalizas del Irazú R.L., legal identification number three - zero zero four - seven eight seven three four two (3-004-787342).
For this agreement to be effective, the aforementioned Cooperative shall permit the affiliation of any farmer who wishes to join during the start-up and development of the project.
In the event that said agreement does not satisfy the purposes established in this article, another formally constituted agricultural organization with sufficient installed capacity for its proper development shall be sought.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is empowered to establish cooperation agreements with cooperatives and with public and private institutions, within the framework of satisfying the objectives and purposes established in this article.