Former President Hipolito Mejia promised to eliminate what he called inappropriate and mafia imports of agricultural goods and prevent corruption from destroying the rice sector, the traditional base of our food. Before hundreds of farmers gathered at the Club Recreativo de Moca, commemorating the Day of Farmers, the presidential candidate of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, promised a revolution in the agricultural sector, modernizing their production methods and marketing. "I know by heart the problems facing agricultural producers."
enumerated stressed the lack of technical assistance, high input costs, price of diesel by clouds, lack of financing, high interest rates, default on government debts to the sector, massive and unfair imports food items, such as problems to be solved.
condemned the neglect of the infrastructure of roads and irrigation canals and drainage.
said the Dominican countryside has never been so helpless as it is now bringing thousands of producers out of business or been driven from their productive activities and others have lost their limited savings and property.
"While this happens in the country, world agriculture is experiencing a boom due to increasing food demand and its potential as a renewable source of energy. "
said said he was convinced that there will be economic and social development in our country if not fully exploits the natural resources of our territory.
But to achieve sector development, he said, agriculture, by its nature, public policy needs producer support as do the United States, Europe and Japan, which devote large sums of money to subsidize agriculture.
"I have the commitment to transform the field and produce an agricultural revolution in the Dominican. We know what to do and know how to ensure food security, be competitive and increase exports to the demanding international markets. " I stress-
promised Run Agricultural Financing Program (PROFINAGRO) with an initial fund of 10 billion pesos of funds from sources such as Petrocaribe, BanReservas and national budget.
Also, creating a contingency fund to deal with the risks involved in agricultural investment and facilitate greater access to financing from private banks.
stressed that it takes to export good quality, friendly agricultural practices and knowledge Environment markets, which can only be achieved by investing in research, technological innovation and support services. He said that
implement a program of research and technology transfer aimed at promoting biotechnology, genetic improvement, efficient use of irrigation, pesticides and other factors that are critical to increasing production and productivity.
said it will eliminate the legal and bureaucratic barriers that increase business costs and impede productive activities.
said that the export of bananas, cacao and organic coffee, avocado, mango, pineapple, tropical fruits are not tradicionales como la guayaba, la pitajaya, el níspero y muchas otras, son oportunidades reales que tiene nuestro país para incrementar sus exportaciones.
En el campo de los vegetales orientales y la producción hortícola, prometió enfocarse en aumentar la producción, de acuerdo a las exigencias de los mercados, en términos de calidad e inocuidad, que son atributos altamente valorados por los consumidores.
En ese aspecto reitero llenar el país de invernaderos para cambiar el rostro del campo dominicano y devolverles la esperanza a los agricultores, financiándoles cada año, 5 millones de metros cuadrados de invernaderos, con una annual investment of $ 150 million.
With this program, he said, will create 34 000 new jobs, of which 2 000 are for agricultural professionals trained and skilled, who will give technical assistance to producers of greenhouses.
With the widespread application of this technology will revolutionize agricultural production in the Dominican Republic and will help to address the serious shortfall recorded our trade balance.
Mejia was accompanied by senior leaders of the Agricultural Sector of the campaign, including Leonardo Faña, Eligio Jacques, Victor Lasos, Marcelino Vargas, Orlando and Gustavo Sánchez Díaz.
accompanied him also the lawyer Luis Abinader, vice presidential candidate, Andres Bautista Garcia, Acting President of the PRD, Rafael Subervi Bonilla, Cesar Cedeno, General Coordinator of the Campaign, Gen. Carlos Diaz Morfa, head of personal security, etc. .
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