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07-02-2008, 06:30 PM
Dominican dairy farmers are saying that they can supply the milk needed for the School Breakfast Program. The Dominican Milk Producers Association (Aproleche) and the Cattle Farmers' Federation are calling on the administration to comply with Law 27-01 and 180 -01. These laws say that the government social programs should be implemented using locally produced goods and services, and should not use government resources or take out loans to import products that exist on the local market. The two entities affirm that they have sufficient output to fulfill the demands of the School Breakfast, and moreover, they say that the deal that was struck between the Ministry of Education and the National Council for the Regulation and Promotion of the Milk Industry in 2005 stipulated that 50% of the milk in the program would come from local producers, and this has not been the case. The dairy farmers say that only 20% of the milk being used comes from local cows. The dairy farmers say that the Ministry has paid RD$42 for a low quality drink, while the milk drinks they offered would have cost RD$18.
Education Minister Alejandrina German says that as far as she is concerned, the school breakfast case is closed and she will not refer to it again. She has consistently defended the quality of the supplies sourced by the Ministry.
For a discussion on the topic, see www.dr1.com/forums/government/... (http://www.dr1.com/forums/government/70216-i-have-about-had-alejandrina-german-12.html#post654624)
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Education Minister Alejandrina German says that as far as she is concerned, the school breakfast case is closed and she will not refer to it again. She has consistently defended the quality of the supplies sourced by the Ministry.
For a discussion on the topic, see www.dr1.com/forums/government/... (http://www.dr1.com/forums/government/70216-i-have-about-had-alejandrina-german-12.html#post654624)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)