DR can be food self-sufficient

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Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), met with President Leonel Fernandez at the Presidential Palace yesterday. Diouf says that the FAO has been working with the Dominican Agriculture and Environment ministries to improve the competitiveness and productivity of farms and fish production. As reported in El Caribe, Diouf says that the DR can be self-sufficient in production of food for its population. However, he highlighted the fact that since inputs have a direct effect on the price of food products, measures should be taken so that the poor can still have access to affordable food. As reported in Listin Diario, Diouf said that the country could achieve self-sufficiency if there was political will to invest in farming. He added that government policies on irrigation would also have a major effect on increasing agricultural production.

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