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03-23-2011, 04:20 PM
President Leonel Fernandez has ordered RD$400 million to be spent on support for agriculture. The President made the announcement during a meeting of the Food Council, according to El Nuevo Diario. The council is composed of government officials, leading members of the agricultural community and cabinet ministers. The meeting, which took place in the Ministry of Agriculture conference room, lasted for more than two hours, while Minister Salvador (Chio) Jimenez provided a detailed explanation of the situation of agriculture in the country and his suggestions were listened to and approved by the President.
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