NewsWhore
06-30-2008, 04:30 PM
Amid the calls for increased exports to pay for oil under the PetroCaribe agreement, Diario Libre is reporting that 12 products have been identified as having good export potential. What is interesting is that neither coffee nor cacao is on the list. Instead, it includes rice, beans, garlic, onions, mangoes, avocados, bananas, oriental vegetables, beef, poultry and milk. The information comes from the Inter-American Institute for Agricultural Cooperation (IICA). The IICA is working in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Competitiveness Council to support the commercial success of these crops. The newspaper lists the areas where these items are produced and how much they earned in past years. For example, the export of oriental vegetables brought in US$80 million over the last few years. Avocado production exceeds 105,000 tons and will increase as the damage caused by last year's tropical storms is repaired. Farming these crops generates half a million jobs.
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