The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM), Víctor Bisonó, pointed out yesterday that, in these times, the use of manufacturing techniques, machinery or tools that add value to production and give innovative results, is an essential action to stay in the agro-industrial market, to continue producing and exporting quality Dominican products to increasingly demanding markets.
Speaking about Innovation in the Export Agribusiness of the Dominican Republic, at the XXIII National Meeting of Leaders of the agricultural sector, organized by the Dominican Agribusiness Board, Bisonó pointed out that innovation has been an essential element for the development of more competitive economies. and sustainable, capable of generating greater well-being for the whole society.
He said that the Dominican Republic has 2.6 million hectares of land dedicated to agricultural and forestry activities and about 20% of it is used to promote a diversity of crops.
He indicated that the Dominican agribusiness sector contributes 2.4% of total national exports. Which means that, for every 100 dollars exported, agribusiness is generating 2.4 dollars.
However, the Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, Pável Isa Contreras, said in a previous conference that the Dominican Republic does not have sufficient data on the national agricultural sector, which prevents it from having “good” public policies towards the sector.
“I think that reflects the importance that we have given as a society to agricultural. If we do not have data it is because we are not paying attention to the agricultural and we think that it is not important, and it is extremely important. Without data there are no good policies, there is no way to make robust programs if we don’t have good data”, he expressed.
Isa Contreras highlighted the importance of bringing rural development to the public stage to place people at the center of the transformation agricultural as medium.
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Bisonó explained that by 2021, the country would occupy the 11th position as a supplier of exports from Latin America and the Caribbean, with a total amount exported of 11,831.53 million dollars, thus accounting for 1% of the region’s exports.
“In our country there is a broad base of small producers and family farming systems that have limited access to modern agriculture. What confronts them with various challenges around supply and demand that are essential for their development and to be able to market production abroad on favorable terms”, pointed out the head of the MICM.
In addition to the above, the official indicated that for the export segment, measures related to the health of consumers that deepen and broaden the entry requirements to the markets of developed countries, such as the European Union and the United States, must be taken into account. Joined. he
