DR imports tons of pepper

[NewsWhore]

The Dominican Republic imports around 350 tons of pepper each year, while the annual local harvest is estimated at 80 tons. According to Listin Diario, a joint effort between the Dominican Agrarian Institute and the Japanese Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry of Agriculture has created a pocket of about 500 pepper producers in Hato Viejo, Yamasa. According to the report, Dominican pepper is well accepted on the market for its concentration of flavor. The pepper harvest can produce as much as RD$120,000 per acre for the farmers. Generally speaking, the crop is combined with pigeon peas, yucca and cacao.

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