Coffee sector produces US$20 million

[NewsWhore]

The executive director of the Dominican Coffee Council (CODOCAFE), Fausto Burgos, said that coffee exports have taken a turn upwards and generated US$20 million last year. Exports in 2005-2006 were 197% higher than in the 2004-2005 period. Codocafe, which represents about 50,000 coffee producers, has received assistance to the tune of EUR17 million from the French Development Agency. The money was used to improve quality of life for the coffee growers through enhancing their technical knowledge and the positioning of their product on the international markets.

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