The Special Fund for Agricultural Development (feda) delivered 90,000 thousand coconut plants of high quality to the associations and producers of the regions:
- enriquillo
- Valley
- Northeast
These deliveries are with the aim of promoting the recovery of this crop and reinforcing the agricultural tradition of the communities.
The plants with a value of more than 21 million pesos were delivered by the director of the feda, Hecmilio Galvanin events that took place in places such as the auditorium of the Technological Catholic University of Barahona (Ucateba) and the Samaná town hall.
Also, acts of delivery to producers were carried out in the municipality of Pimentel, in the Duarte provincethe Pedernales and Paraíso Fairs, Barahona and the Francisco Alberto Caamaño amphitheater in San Juan.
National Plan of Relaunching
According to the statement of fedathe first phase of the National Plan for Relaunch of the Coco Sector of the Dominican Republic consists of the delivery of 500 plants to each producer of the Enano Brasileño or Alto del Atlántico variety with the aim of promoting between 50 and 35 tasks per trained producer.
Also, they deliver between 50 and 150 seedlings to entrepreneurs and young people encourage planting.
Galvan said that the dwarf varieties They produce at three years of life and that each plant can produce 200 coconuts per period and the productive life of the tree is 25 years, so it is a good source of income for the producer.
The document indicates that the government of Luis Abinader promotes the coconut planting through the feda with a plan that includes a training program for the country’s producers, technical assistance and later the promotion of industrialization and financing for planting.
During the month of January the deliveries of seedlings and the start of the plan for the Enriquillo and Northeast regions were made, but in the next days Deliveries will be made to producers in all areas of the country.
The government has decided to promote the coconut planting Since the country has great potential for this crop due to its climate, however, it is currently an importer of coconut, so it is necessary to stimulate current production.
