NewsWhore
04-01-2008, 04:30 PM
Although not native to the DR, the macadamia nut has awakened interest in the export sector and its environmental benefits are making for an attractive product. Listin Diario writes that the macadamia nut has great potential for export value and is also recommended for its reforestation properties. The macadamia nut plant also provides shade for coffee plants. The boom in macadamia nuts has led to the creation of producers associations, or 'clusters'. Listin Diario reports that Europe, the US and Japan are major consumers of macadamia, which at the moment is at a production deficit. The DR could take advantage of this situation by becoming a macadamia producer. Jesus Moreno of Helados Bon has been instrumental in introducing the nut to the local market on the grounds that it is an excellent way of helping conserve forests.
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