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07-08-2008, 05:30 PM
A recent study by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), with the National Competitiveness Council and the Ministry of Agriculture, points to the agricultural products with the strongest potential for export and domestic consumption, as reported by Diario Libre. These products are beans, garlic, onions, mango, avocados, bananas, Asian vegetables, beef, chicken and milk.
In a product by product breakdown, IICA highlights the fact that the country is self-sufficient in rice production. Local consumption totals 800,000 quintals, with rice produced in 11 regions, the main area being the northeast.
Asian vegetables include okra, eggplant, Balsam apple (cundeamor), cucumbers (parvol), tindora, string beans and peppers. In the DR, 2,516 hectares are cultivated with Asian vegetables, mainly in the central province of La Vega. Most of these exports are to the US.
Avocado exports totaled 20,598 tons in 2007, mostly to the US and Europe. The leading avocado producing areas are Cambita (San Cristobal), San Jose de Ocoa, Calimete (Elias Pina), Arroyo (Pedernales), Altamira (Puerto Plata) and Villa Trina (Espaillat).
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In a product by product breakdown, IICA highlights the fact that the country is self-sufficient in rice production. Local consumption totals 800,000 quintals, with rice produced in 11 regions, the main area being the northeast.
Asian vegetables include okra, eggplant, Balsam apple (cundeamor), cucumbers (parvol), tindora, string beans and peppers. In the DR, 2,516 hectares are cultivated with Asian vegetables, mainly in the central province of La Vega. Most of these exports are to the US.
Avocado exports totaled 20,598 tons in 2007, mostly to the US and Europe. The leading avocado producing areas are Cambita (San Cristobal), San Jose de Ocoa, Calimete (Elias Pina), Arroyo (Pedernales), Altamira (Puerto Plata) and Villa Trina (Espaillat).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)