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11-19-2007, 03:50 PM
After eight years of research, the Dominican Republic has finally developed two new strains of pigeon peas and beans whose nutritional values are 15% to 20% superior to current varieties. Commercial harvest began this year in San Juan de la Maguana. The new variety of red beans is now available in the local markets and some of the pigeon peas are being exported to Puerto Rico. The new strains were developed at the Dominican Institute for Forest and Agricultural Research (IDIAF), in collaboration with the University of Nebraska.
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