The representative in the Dominican Republic of the Organization of the Nations United Nations for Food and Agriculture (FAO), Rodrigo Castañeda, described as achievable the presidential goal of eradicating hunger either hunger zero in the country, projected to be achieved in 2028.
“The objective of eradicate he hunger or undernourishment can be achieved if we work in an articulated manner, promoting a sustainable increase in production, increasing income and strengthening social aid to guarantee access to food for the most vulnerable families. The recipe is known: it is possible eradicate completely the hunger in the country, just as other nations such as Chile, Brazil in the past, Uruguay and, more recently, Costa Rica have achieved,” said Castañeda.
The delegate appreciated the commitment political of the president Dominican and the authorities of the Agricultural Cabinet, led by the Ministry of Agriculturewhich currently produces around 90.6% of the food consumed in the country. These actions, as he highlighted, contribute significantly to reducing poverty rates, guaranteeing food security and achieving the goal of eradicating poverty. hunger by 2028.
Agriculture technicians trained
Castañeda offered these statements during the closing of the first stage of training over 50 technicians extension agents of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Dominican Coffee Institute (Indocafe) in areas such as Sustainable Soil Management, Good Soil and Water Conservation Practices, and Resilient Farm Planning.
For his part, the minister of AgricultureLimber Cruz, expressed his confidence in reaching this goal ahead of schedule. “I have faith that we are going to eradicate he hunger before 2028,” he assured. Likewise, he congratulated the technicians for completing the training and urged to replicate the knowledge acquired among rural producers Dominican.
The training, given in three modules, concluded coinciding with the celebration of World Soil Day, which took place during the first week of December.
