Agricultural producers have an interactive business platform, with daily updated information on prices in the wholesale market, allowing them to prepare statistics and projections that lead to making the best decisions for their businesses, maximizing their profitability and competitiveness.
Its about National Agricultural Service (SAN),www.san.com.do a web portal that includes a directory of companies and professionals that provide services in the sector, wholesale prices of national production, educational offer, business platform with means of payment and the latest national and international agricultural news.
Businessman Hairo Cabrera, founding partner of SAN, explained that it is a platform developed by the technology company Xpert-Code, which has been in operation for more than 18 months, and is constantly being improved.
Yamilka Rodríguez, executive director said “SAN is a platform aimed at centralizing all the necessary information for the agricultural professional and we continue to strengthen it with the signing of important agreements to provide the most complete information on production and professional training options, with the objective to improve business opportunities for producers, professionals and technicians linked to agriculture,” said Rodríguez.
In addition, they presented the new SAN tool, the “Classified”, which offers producers greater scope in the promotion of animals, equipment, agricultural production, among others; with national and international visibility.
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Agreements
The signatory entities are the National Union of Agricultural Producers (UNAPRODA) and the Irrigation Board of the Constanza Valley, Pedro Henríquez Ureña University (UNPHU), ENAE Business School-Spain, Fundación Hambre Cero RD, Xpert-Code, Banco Popular’s Blue System .
The agreement with the National Union of Agricultural Producers (UNAPRODA) and the Irrigation Board of the Constanza Valley (JRVC), represented by Humberto Collado, Raúl Collado and Raudy Cruz. These institutions to 80% of vegetable producers and contributes 85% of the national production of these items, consolidates SAN as the official platform to keep its members informed, in real time, about the prices of commercialization in the markets of wholesale, and with updated information on the production of the Valley of Constanza to plan and make projections of the harvests.
With the UNPHUrepresented by Francisco Sanchís, will develop a job bank for Agronomy, Veterinary and Zootechnics professionals, to enhance employment opportunities for graduates of these careers, guiding the producer on substantial improvements in production by hiring qualified professionals and promote better labor practices.
By ENAE Business Schoolfrom Spain, signed Jesús Gambin to facilitate scholarships and advanced internship courses in agricultural production for agribusiness professionals, with the opportunity to achieve higher international degrees.
The Zero Hunger Foundation DRrepresented by Fredileisy Brito, will be part of the social responsibility chapter of SAN, actions will be carried out that have a positive impact on the most vulnerable population lacking the necessary elements to live with dignity.
ByXpert-Codecompany that developed the technological platform of SAN, signed Arturo Manzueta, to consolidate the commitment of both companies in the use of best technological practices to narrow the gap between the field and the technological era, offering timely information for the growth of the sector.
with the system BLUE from Banco Popularrepresented by Angelo Oliva, card payments will be processed from SAN’s e-commerce platform with the highest security and stability on the market.
About SAN
The National Agricultural Service was created as a platform to provide news of interest to the sector, with a directory that offers information on contacts of people and companies that provide products and services to agriculture, and as a channel of real-time information on marketing in wholesale markets.
In addition, the platform allows establishing the planning and projection of production, and contribute to the food security of the country.