DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Rodrigo Castañeda / Diario Libre

Two weeks ago, President Luis Abinader declared that one of the objectives of his second term is to wipe out hunger in the Dominican Republic. Many in the press and on local television scoffed at the idea, but last Friday, 13 December 2024, Rodrigo Castañeda, who represents the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the Dominican Republic declared that such a goal was possible.

Castañeda noted that Chile, Uruguay and most recently, Costa Rica, had achieved this goal, and that the way to do this was via increased production, increasing incomes, and strengthening social programs in order to guarantee access to food for the most vulnerable sectors of the population. The FAO representative praised the presidential initiative, and noted that the efforts of the country already produce over 90% of the food consumed in the...